Day #18 of the 30 Days of Halloween Challenge

[shadowkat]

This is Day #18 of The 30 Days of Halloween Challenge.

The prompt is: A film or television series that was adapted from a horror novel (not a vampire novel - that had its own category) - doesn't have to be good.

The Shining directed by Stanley Kubrick, adapted from Stephen King's novel of the same name.

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[cactuswatcher]

The Thirteenth Warrior (1999) was an adaptation of Michael Crichton novel Eater's of the Dead which in turn owes a lot to Beowulf and a genuine historical account of a 10th century Arab visiting Norsemen/Vikings in what is now Russia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ui7GUCzlBTM

The movie bombed at the box office and has generally poor reviews, but I rather like it. (I read the book long before the movie was made.)

[shadowkat]

I think I saw that movie - it is better than the critics stated. I've a vague memory of it.

[cjlasky7]

I'm going with Ira Levin's "Rosemary's Baby":

https://youtu.be/BjpA6IH_Skc

Funny story:

When interviewed for Eli Roth's "History of Horror" series, Jack Black said he was talking to his then-pregnant wife about great horror movies, and "Rosemary's Baby" came up. She'd never seen it. Jack was astonished. Why, she had to see it RIGHT NOW.

For weeks afterward, she was convinced she was giving birth to the Antichrist.

In retrospect, said Jack, that was not one of his better decisions.

[shadowkat]

LOL!

I've read the book and seen the film - they both work. And that's an excellent adaptation.

[petzipellepingo]

Pet Sematary , the first one.

[shadowkat]

That has a really creepy ending. I read the ending in the book - it was creepy. And could not get myself to watch the film version.

[wendelah1]

I've seen bits and pieces of The Silence of the Lambs but I've never made it all the way through it. I am sure it's a fine film but I have no stomach for horror.

[shadowkat]

I get that. Although seriously, if you can watch Fringe and The X-Files, you shouldn't have had that much trouble with this. It's about the same on the horror scale, albeit a little less gory, also ends better. The bad guy is caught, the woman is saved. Hannibal escapes. I was able to watch this - but have yet to make it through a few X-File and Fringe episodes.

My brother and I went to see the movie when it first came out in theaters. We were painting our parents basement - while they were in Australia and trying to rent the house. We argued about paint for about two hours - we'd run out and were arguing over whether it was off-white or creme. Took a break, saw Silence of the Lambs, had an in-depth discussion about the visual metaphors (my brother was a film major), then went to back to arguing about the paint.