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