Midnight Cowboy. Poster of the 1969 movie and cover of the 1965 book
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Midnight Cowboy
James Leo Herlihy, 1965
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John Schlesinger, 1969

Joe Buck, a young Texan working as a dishwasher, quits his job and heads to New York City to become a male prostitute hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women. In New York Joe finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.


Farewell, My Lovely. Poster of the 1975 movie and cover of the 1940 book
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Farewell, My Lovely
Raymond Chandler, 1940
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Dick Richards, 1975

A Philip Marlowe’s case, the death of a client and the hunt for an ex-long-lost convict’s love, take a nasty turn when they start to intertwine, dragging the private eye deeper and deeper into 1940s Los Angeles’ seedy underbelly. It appears that Marlowe might be the next person to pass out as the stakes are heightened and the death toll rises.


The Funhouse. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Funhouse
Owen West (Dean Koontz), 1980
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Tobe Hooper, 1981

On her first date with Buzz, Amy disobeys her father and goes to the carnival with Richie and Liz, but their first date may end up as their last. After witnessing a murder, the four terrified teens are trapped in the maze of the funhouse and stalked by a real monster, a horribly deformed killer who lurks among the freakish exhibits waiting to butcher them one by one.