War and Remembrance. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1978 book
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War and Remembrance
Herman Wouk, 1978
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Herman Wouk, 1988-1989

The story continues to follow the Henry family and other central characters introduced in ‘The Winds of War,’ including Victor ‘Pug’ Henry, his wife Rhoda, and their children. America is attacked by Japan and enters World War II. For Victor Henry, an upwardly mobile naval career sets him in command of a cruiser with sights on selection for the Admiralty.


Barry Lyndon. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1844 book, The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
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The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.
William Makepeace Thackeray, 1844
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Stanley Kubrick, 1975

An omniscient narrator relates that in 1750s Ireland, the father of Redmond Barry is killed in a duel over a sale of some horses. Nora and her family plan to improve their finances through marriage, while Barry holds Quin in contempt and escalates the situation to a duel, in which Barry shoots Quin.


The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the 2005 book
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
Stieg Larsson, 2005
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David Fincher, 2011

In Stockholm, disgraced journalist Mikael Blomkvist is recovering from the legal and professional fallout of a libel suit brought against him by businessman Hans-Erik Wennerström, straining Blomkvist’s relationship with his business partner and married lover, Erika Berger. Salander’s state-appointed guardian, Holger Palmgren, suffers a stroke and is replaced by Nils Bjurman, a sadist who controls Salander’s finances and extorts sexual favors by threatening to have her institutionalized.


Children of Dune. Poster of the 2003 TV series and cover of the 1976 book
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Children of Dune
Frank Herbert, 1976
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Greg Yaitanes, 2003

Twelve years have passed since Paul Atreides had become Emperor at the end of Frank Herbert’s Dune by seizing control of the planet Arrakis and forcing a union with the former Emperor’s daughter, the Princess Irulan. Paul’s Fremen armies have since launched several bloody jihads to solidify his position. Deposed Emperor Shaddam IV and the rest of his family are exiled to Salusa Secundus, where his other daughter Princess Wensicia plots to restore House Corrino to power.


Children of Dune. Poster of the 2003 TV series and cover of the 1965 book, Dune Messiah
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Dune Messiah
Frank Herbert, 1965
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Greg Yaitanes, 2003

Twelve years have passed since Paul Atreides had become Emperor at the end of Frank Herbert’s Dune by seizing control of the planet Arrakis and forcing a union with the former Emperor’s daughter, the Princess Irulan. Paul’s Fremen armies have since launched several bloody jihads to solidify his position. Deposed Emperor Shaddam IV and the rest of his family are exiled to Salusa Secundus, where his other daughter Princess Wensicia plots to restore House Corrino to power.


Octopussy. Poster of the 1983 movie and cover of the 1966 book
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Octopussy
Ian Fleming, 1966
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John Glen, 1983

While trying to escape from East to West Berlin, British agent 009 dies in the residence of the British Ambassador, dressed as a circus clown and carrying a fake Fabergé egg. Bond permits Magda to steal the real Fabergé egg, fitted with listening and tracking devices by Q, while Gobinda captures and takes Bond to Khan’s palace.


Outland. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Outland
Alan Dean Foster, 1981
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Peter Hyams, 1981

Federal Marshal William O’Niel is assigned to a tour of duty at the titanium ore mining outpost Con-Am 27, operated by the company Continental Amalgamated on the Jovian moon of Io. Shifts are long but significant bonuses are paid. Tarlow, a miner, suffers an attack of stimulant psychosis resulting in death by explosive decompression.


Lore. Poster of the 2017 TV series and cover of the 2017 book, The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
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The World of Lore: Monstrous Creatures
Aaron Mahnke, 2017
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Aaron Mahnke, 2017-2018

This eerie anthology series adapts Aaron Mahnke’s ‘Lore’ podcast, delving into real-life events that inspired our deepest fears. Combining compelling dramatizations with animations, archival footage, and Mahnke’s narration, Lore unveils the unsettling origins behind our most terrifying myths and legends.


Rambo: First Blood Part II. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rambo: First Blood, Part II
David Morrell, 1985
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George P. Cosmatos, 1985

Three years after the events in Hope, Washington, former US Army Green Beret John Rambo is visited at a prison labor camp by his old commander, Colonel Sam Trautman. Rambo is temporarily reinstated into the US Army and instructed only to photograph a possible camp and not to rescue any prisoners or engage enemy personnel, as they will be retrieved by a better equipped extraction team upon his return.


Creation Stories. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2013 book, Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label
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Creation Stories: Riots, Raves and Running a Label
Alan McGee, 2013
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Nick Moran, 2021

The true story of the rise and fall of Creation Records and its infamous founder Alan McGee; the man responsible for supplying the ‘Brit Pop’ soundtrack to the ’90s. Breakdowns, bankruptcy, fights and friendships… the film follows Alan through a drug-fuelled haze of music and mayhem, as his rock’n’roll dream brings the world Oasis, Primal Scream, and other generation-defining bands.


Manhattan Nocturne. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1996 book
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Manhattan Nocturne
Colin Harrison, 1996
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Brian DeCubellis, 2016

Porter Wren is a Manhattan tabloid writer with an appetite for scandal. On the beat he sells murder, tragedy, and anything that passes for the truth. At home, he is a dedicated husband and father. But when Caroline, a seductive stranger asks him to dig into the unsolved murder of her filmmaker husband Simon, he is drawn into a very nasty case of sexual obsession and blackmail.


Alice, Through the Looking. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1865 book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
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Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll, 1865
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Adam Donen, 2021

Alice falls down the Rabbit hole of a bizarre post Brexit London, where nothing is true, and possibly nothing is real. A provocative satire, inspired by Lewis Carroll’s novels.