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All the books by Tony Diterlizzi adapted to cinema and television
Tony Diterlizzi is known for being the author of the book The Spiderwick Chronicles, first published in 2003, which was adapted to cinema by Mark Waters in 2008.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Tony DiTerlizzi, Holly Black, 2003
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Mark Waters, 2008
In 1928, Arthur Spiderwick writes a Field guide about the many faeries he has encountered. After finishing the Book, he hides it away for fear of Mulgarath, a shapeshifting ogre who plans to use the Book’s secrets for evil. Eighty years later, recently divorced Helen Grace inherits and moves into the abandoned Spiderwick estate with her children, daughter Mallory and twin sons Jared and Simon.