Stranger Things. Poster of the 2016 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Suspicious Minds
Gwenda Bond, 2019
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Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, 2016-

Stranger Things begins in November 1983, when Will Byers is abducted by a creature from the Upside Down. His mother, Joyce, and the town’s police chief, Jim Hopper, search for Will. At the same time, a young psychokinetic girl called Eleven escapes from the laboratory and assists Will’s friends, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas, in their own efforts to find Will.


Show Me a Hero. Poster of the 2015 TV series and cover of the 1999 book, Show Me A Hero
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Show Me A Hero
Lisa Belkin, 1999
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David Simon, 2015

Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers’ worst crisis. When federal courts ordered public housing be built in the white, middle class side of town, it divided the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics.


Bram Stoker's Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1897 book, Dracula
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Dracula
Bram Stoker, 1897
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


Dracula. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
Fred Saberhagen, J.V. Hart, 1992
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1992

In 1462, Vlad Dracula returns from a victory against the Turks to find his wife Elisabeta committed suicide after his enemies reported his death. Enraged, Dracula desecrates the chapel and renounces God, declaring he will rise from the grave to avenge Elisabeta with all the powers of darkness. In 1897, solicitor Jonathan Harker takes the Transylvanian Count Dracula as a client from his colleague Renfield who has gone insane.


Little Women. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the 1868 book
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Little Women
Louisa May Alcott, 1868
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Gillian Armstrong, 1994

In 1868, Jo March, a teacher in New York City, goes to Mr. Dashwood, an editor who agrees to publish a story she has written. In New York, Jo becomes hurt when Friedrich Bhaer, a professor infatuated with her, constructively criticizes her writing, causing her to end their friendship.


Girl, Interrupted. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen, 1993
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James Mangold, 1999

In 1967 New England, aimless 18-year-old Susanna Kaysen has a nervous breakdown and overdoses on aspirin, after which she is checked into Claymoore, a local psychiatric hospital. Through regular therapy sessions with Dr. Melvin Potts, Susanna comes to learn she has borderline personality disorder, a fact Dr. Potts initially keeps concealed from her.


The Plot Against America. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2004 book
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The Plot Against America
Philip Roth, 2004
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Ed Burns, David Simon, 2020

The Plot Against America imagines “an alternate American history told through the eyes of a working-class Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, as they watch the political rise of Charles Lindbergh, an aviator-hero and xenophobic populist, who becomes president and turns the nation toward fascism.”


Little Women. Poster of the 1994 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Little Women
Laurie Lawlor, 2012
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Gillian Armstrong, 1994

In 1868, Jo March, a teacher in New York City, goes to Mr. Dashwood, an editor who agrees to publish a story she has written. In New York, Jo becomes hurt when Friedrich Bhaer, a professor infatuated with her, constructively criticizes her writing, causing her to end their friendship.


The Age of Innocence. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1920 book
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The Age of Innocence
Edith Wharton, 1920
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Martin Scorsese, 1993

In 1870s, New York City, gentleman lawyer Newland Archer is planning to marry the respectable young May Welland. At first she is ostracized by society and vicious rumors are spread, but, as May’s family boldly stands by the countess, she is gradually accepted by the very finest of New York’s old families.


A Scanner Darkly. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 1977 book
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A Scanner Darkly
Philip K. Dick, 1977
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Richard Linklater, 2006

The United States has lost the war on drugs. Since going undercover, Arctor himself has become addicted to Substance D, and buys from Donna, who Arctor hopes to purchase large enough quantities of D from so that she is forced to introduce him to her own supplier.


The House of the Spirits. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1982 book
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The House of the Spirits
Isabel Allende, 1982
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Bille August, 1993

Spanning three generations of the Trueba family, this captivating tale weaves a hauntingly romantic epic. At its heart lies the tumultuous yet fervent bond between Clara, endowed with supernatural gifts, and her husband Esteban, a man who staunchly opposes change on both political and personal fronts.


The Iceman. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1993 book, The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
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The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer
Anthony Bruno, 1993
movie vs book
Ariel Vromen, 2012

In the 1960s, Richard Kuklinski marries Deborah and the couple have two daughters. Roy DeMeo, a powerful mobster, shuts down the pornographic film business in which Kuklinski was involved and brings him on board to work as a contract killer after Kuklinski passes an impromptu audition: killing a homeless man with Roy’s gun.