And the Sea Will Tell. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1991 book
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And the Sea Will Tell
Vincent Bugliosi, 1991
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Tommy Lee Wallace, 1991

The victims of a fatal attack aboard their yacht near a secluded South American island called Palmyra are a wealthy couple. The individuals suspected of being involved are a couple with a hippy lifestyle, whom the wealthy couple had previously befriended. The evidence points to the involvement of the hippies in the crime. The mystery remains: was the man the sole perpetrator while the woman was a helpless observer, or did she willingly participate in the act?


It. Poster of the 1990 TV series and cover of the 1986 book
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It
Stephen King, 1986
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Tommy Lee Wallace, 1990

During a heavy rainstorm in Derry, Maine in the spring of 1960, Georgie Denbrough plays in the streets with a paper sailboat made by his stuttering older brother Bill. While looking through Mike’s history scrapbook, the Losers realize that Pennywise, whom they refer to as It, is not a human being but rather a demon who awakens every thirty years to murder and devour children.


Once You Meet a Stranger. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1950 book, Strangers on a Train
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Strangers on a Train
Patricia Highsmith, 1950
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Tommy Lee Wallace, 1996

A fading actress, Sheila finds consolation in a stranger, Margo during her train journey. Sheila tells Margo of her desire to divorce her husband, and in turn Margo shares her hatred for her domineering mother. They jokingly suggest performing a murder on each other’s behalf. But all too soon the joke becomes reality.