Which books that you love have been turned into films that you love even more? Which books that seemed dull became movies that jumped off the screen? Which movies didn't live up to the books that spawned them? Join librarians Casey, Vince and Ryan for this insightful look at their most- and least-favorite book-to-film conversions.
Titles mentioned in this podcast:
Malevolent (2018), dir. Olaf de Fleur Johannesson
Hush (2011), Eva Konstantopoulos
Every Day (2012) David Levithan
Every Day (2018), dir. Michael Sucsy
A Walk to Remember (1999, 2019), Nicholas Sparks
A Walk to Remember (2002), dir. Adam Shankman
Dracula (1897), Bram Stoker
The Watchmen (1986-87), Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and John Higgins
The Watchmen (2009), dir. Zack Snyder
The Fault in Our Stars (2011), John Green
The Fault in Our Stars (2014), dir. Josh Boone
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2012), Emily M. Danforth
The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018), dir. Desiree Akhavan
Five Feet Apart (2018), Rachael Lippincott
Five Feet Apart (2019), dir. Justin Baldoni
Hearts Still Beating (2024), Brooke Archer
The Second Chance of Darius Logan (2024), David F. Walker
The Invisible Life of Addie Larue (2020), V.E. Schwab
The Magicians (Series, 2009), Lev Grossman
Harry Potter (Series, 1997-2007), J.K. Rowling
Harry Potter (Series, 2001-2011), dir. Chris Columbus, Alfonso Cuarón, Mike Newell, David Yates
Candyman (1985), Clive Barker
Candyman (Series, 1992-2021), dir. Bernard Rose, Bill Condon, Turi Meyer, Nia DaCosta
The Mist (2007), Stephen King
The Mist (2008), dir. Frank Darabont
The Hellbound Heart (1986), Clive Barker
Hellraiser (1987-2022), dir. Clive Barker, Tony Randel, Anthony Hickox, Kevin Yagher, Scott Derrickson, Rick Bota, Victor García, Gary J. Tunnicliffe, David Bruckner
John Carpenter’s The Thing (1982), dir. John Carpenter
The Thing (1982), dir. Alan Dean Foster
Who Goes There? (1938), John W. Campbell
The Thing from Another World (1951), dir. Christian Nyby
The Lord of the Rings (Series, 1937-1955), J.R.R. Tolkien
The Lord of the Rings (Series, 2001-2003), dir. Peter Jackson
The Hobbit (Series, 2012-2014), dir. Peter Jackson
The Horror at Red Hook (1925), H.P. Lovecraft
The Ballad of Black Tom (2022), Victor Lavalle
Lovecraft Country (2016), Matt Ruff
Lovecraft Country (2020-2021), dev. Misha Green
Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922), dir. F.W. Murnau
Nosferatu (1979), dir. Werner Herzog
Nosferatu (2024), dir. Robert Eggers
Invincible (Series, 2003-2018), Robert Kirkman
Invincible (TV series, 2021-Present), dev. Robert Kirkman
The Dark Knight (2008), dir. Christopher Nolan
The Dark Knight (Series, 2011-Present), David Finch, Paul Jenkins, Joe Harris, Judd Winick, Gregg Hurwitz
The Twilight Saga (2008-2012), dir. Catherine Hardwicke, Chris Weitz, David Slade, Bill Condon)
The Twilight Saga (2005-2020), Stephenie Meyer
Riddler: Year One, Volume 1 (2023), Paul Dano
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2016), Iain Reid
I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020), dir. Charlie Kaufman
Earthsea (1968-2001), Ursula LeGuin
Earthsea (2004-2005), dir. Robert Lieberman
