NOVEL ADAPTATION MOVIES
Below is a list of the best novel adaptation movies based on the ratings submitted by our members. There are a lot of movies that have yet to be added into our database so there could be some obvious absences on the list until we've added more movies.
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MAD LOVE 1935
In France, an insane surgeon's obsession with an actress from England leads him to replace her pianist husband's hands that got mangled in an accident with the hands of a late knife murderer which still have the urge to throw knives.
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THE MIST 2007
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
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SALEM'S LOT 2004
Writer Ben Mears returns to his childhood home of Jerusalem's Lot and discovers that it is being terrorized by vampires.
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THE MIDNIGHT MEAT TRAIN 2008
A photographer's obsessive pursuit of dark subject matter leads him into the path of a serial killer who stalks late night commuters, ultimately butchering them in the most gruesome ways imaginable.
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THE 9TH GUEST 1934
Eight strangers are invited to spend the night in a penthouse apartment. After being wined and dined, a voice on the radio informs them that they will be murdered unless they manage to outwit the ninth guest: Death.
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THE MURDER CLINIC 1966
Patients and staff of an isolated mental hospital are being killed off by a hooded maniac who stalks the halls.
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SONG AT MIDNIGHT 1935
A disfigured musical genius roams a traditional Chinese opera house, punishing those who offend him.
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PET SEMATARY 2019
Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST 1962
A curse turns a handsome prince into a werewolf-like beast at night. A princess tries to help him, while his enemies plot to take his throne.
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IN A DARK PLACE 2006
An art teacher, Anna Veigh, is hired by Mr. Laing as a governess to raise Flora and her brother Miles. Over time, Anna believes that the ghosts of the former governess, Miss Jessel, and housekeeper, Peter Quint, are haunting the children.
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THE MAN WHO LAUGHS 1928
When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.
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THINNER 1996
An obese attorney is cursed by a gypsy to rapidly and uncontrollably lose weight.
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THE DARK HALF 1993
A writer's fictional alter ego wants to take over his life at any price.
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MYSTICS IN BALI 1981
Researching a book that takes her to Bali and the black magic cult of Leak, Cathy meets a witch who promises to train her in the dark arts. Tricked, Cathy is turned into a Penanggalan, a flying vampire with internal organs hanging from her neck.
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