Book to Movie Adaptions - Horror & SciFi Edition Part 1

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 Amityville Horror

A family moves into their new Long Island home, but they soon realize it may be haunted. This popular horror film is based on Jay Anson’s bestseller about the Lutz family, who fled their new Amityville home in terror after 28 days, claiming it was haunted (it’s the house where Ronald DeFeo murdered his entire family).

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840512

Audiobook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10025838

Battle Royale

Japanese teenagers are forced to compete in a battle royale, where they must learn to survive while trying to kill each other. This dystopian fantasy, based on Koshun Takami’s novel, is a cult favorite.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11078861

Audiobook: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/888215

Colossus: The Forbin Project

American and Russian agents try to stop two “doomsday machine” computers from taking control of nuclear missiles. This typical 1970's thriller is based on Dennis Feltham Jones’ novel “Colossus”. Critics liked the movie, and it’s become a cult favorite.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11852811

Audiobook: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11882880

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

The classic silent film version of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel about a young doctor whose experiments go horribly wrong. This movie and its famous 1932 remake are considered to be the best film versions. John Barrymore is the star here, and Frederic March won an Academy Award for his performance in the remake.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11046778

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12132180

E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11754763

Dracula

TV-movie version of Bram Stoker’s classic about the legendary vampire. Directed by TV horror master Dan Curtis, (“Dark Shadows”, “The Night Stalker”) this is one of the best TV horror movies.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10966752

E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11470214

The Exorcist III

A Georgetown detective searches for a gruesome serial killer. This is the third film in the “Exorcist” series, and it’s based on William Peter Blatty’s novel “Legion”. It’s a typical 1990's horror movie.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11727046

E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/520092

Frankenstein

Mary Shelley’s classic about the ambitious young doctor who creates a monster. Another of Dan Curtis’s popular 1970's TV horror movies, and one of the better versions.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10966670

E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11754765

Hellraiser

A woman is terrorized by the resurrected corpse of her uncle. The movie is a typical Clive Barker horror-fest, based on his own graphic novel.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11896293

E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12158611

Invasion Of The Body Snatchers

Small-town residents are possessed by alien pods in this remake of the 1956 classic. Both films are based on Jack Finney’s novel “The Body Snatchers”. The movie has been remade several times.

Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11080239

Audiobook: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/134154

Journey To The Center Of The Earth

Jules Verne’s classic about a search party looking for a missing explorer. While following his last known path, they find a gateway to the center of the earth-and discover a prehistoric underworld.

Links: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12368265

https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11131322

E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12040466