Book to Movie Adaptions - Horror & SciFi Edition Part 2
The much anticipated part 2! Audiences love to be scared! Are you looking for a good horror or sci-fi book? Check out one of these titles and then check out the movie on Hoopla!
The Last Man On Earth
The only human survivor of a terrible plague hunts the vampiric creatures pursuing him. This is one of the best 1960s sci-fi movies. It’s based on Richard Matheson’s “I Am Legend”, which was later also filmed as Charlton Heston’s “The Omega Man” and with Will Smith under its original title.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11490617
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/976346
Let The Right One In
A bullied boy meets a strange new friend in this Swedish cult favorite based on John Ajvide Lindqvist’s novel. Its worldwide popularity inspired an American remake as “Let Me In”.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11049580
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/512526
Jules Verne’s Mysterious Island
Six escapees from a Civil War prison land on an uncharted Pacific island. They must battle pirates, dinosaurs, and the mad Captain Nemo to survive.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11351854
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/3997702
The Phantom Of The Opera
A disfigured recluse terrorizes the Paris Opera House while trying to help the young singer he loves. This classic adaptation of Gaston Leroux’s novel is the greatest silent horror film, and Lon Chaney’s masterpiece. He gives one of the greatest performances ever captured on film. The unmasking scene is one of the most memorable in movie history.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12255321
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12283492
The Picture Of Dorian Gray
Oscar Wilde’s tale of a self-indulgent gentleman who remains youthful while his portrait somehow ages. A remake of the 1945 classic.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11143085
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11947563
A Princess Of Mars
A Confederate soldier is somehow transported to Mars during a war between alien races. This is based on the first novel in Edgar Rice Burroughs’ Barsoom series. If the story sounds familiar, that’s because Disney remade it as “John Carter” two years later.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11131318
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11908974
Radio Free Albemuth
A man receives messages from space and joins a conspiracy to overthrow the totalitarian U.S. regime. The movie is based on Phillip K.Dick’s final novel.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11350683
Audiobook: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/283412
The Strange Case Of Dr.Jekyll & Mr.Hyde
TV-movie version of the Stevenson novel, with Jack Palance in the title roles. Another good Dan Curtis TV horror film.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11143281
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/227613
The Turn Of The Screw
Henry James’ classic ghost story about a young governess trying to save her two possessed charges-with tragic
results. A good Dan Curtis TV adaptation. The best version is Jack Clayton’s 1961 classic “The Innocents”, starring Deborah Kerr.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11416859
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12758313
H.G. Wells’ The War Of The Worlds
Aliens invade the earth in this modern version of the Wells classic. This is a typical direct-to-DVD horror film.