Book Blogger Hop is a weekly meme hosted by Ramblings of a Coffee Addicted Writer, where you answer a question and join a “hop”. The purpose is to help bloggers discover and get to know one another.
For this week’s Book Blogger Hop, Billy @ Coffee Addicted Writer asks:
What’s your favorite horror book-to-movie adaptation?
Ah, another awesome question! There are so many awesome horror book-to-movie adaptations!
Horns, Psycho, The Exorcist, The Silence of the Lambs, Candyman, Carrie…
Even though The Shining gets a lot of grief, I enjoyed both the book and the film! They’re different, but both fun!
Though to pick a favorite… I’d have to go with Pet Semetary. The original film, not the god-awful remake. The original captured the tone of the book in such a perfect way and it was so wonderfully done!
If you’d like, feel free to read my review of the book here, or check out my discussion about the original film here.
Thanks for reading!
I cannot wait to see what you all vote as your favorite adaptation!
I love The Shining as well. I agree the book and the movie were somewhat different but I loved them both. I’m also excited to see Doctor Sleep. I really enjoyed the novel even though I don’t believe The Shining technically needed a sequel. I’ve heard the movie pull more from The Shining movie. Should be interesting!
<3 I need to re-read them asap!! :)
I’m not really a horror fan, but know all the ones you listed here. Love when they get an adaptation right.
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Ooh definitely Horns. Loved the book and movie.
Such a WEIRD but awesome tale!! 🙂
Some great choices. Oh, and I hadn’t realised Horns was based on a book. I loved the film.
The book is so intense! I hope you love it if you get the chance to read it!
I’m hoping my answer will be the new version of It, my favourite book, but I haven’t watched it yet!
I haven’t seen part 2 yet! I need to do that… I hope you enjoy the new version!! 🙂
I am new to watching horror but while I have watched some of the films that you mentioned but not read a lot of the books. I need to read more horror books. I have heard no one likes the pet semetary remake so I will stay far from that LOL!
Olivia-S @ Olivia’s Catastrophe
Omg yeah… that remake was so unnecessary. I waited awhile to watch to try to give it a chance. When the original adaptation is that perfect, it’s just a bad idea lol!
I’m not one for too much horror; but I love me some Candyman!
<3 SUCH a good one!!
Stephen King has some of the best movie adaptations to my opinion 🙂
Agreed!
First, I need to read Pet Semetary, then I need to go watch it! I heard that the newest version of the movie was really good.
I hope you enjoy both!! 🙂
I love The Shining, just not so much as an adaptation. I can’t wait to see Doctor Sleep. 🙂
Lauren @ Always Me
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I do not read a lot of horror or much care for horror films, and so my choices were limited. I would agree with you about Silence of the Lambs. I thought both the book and movie were good. I would like to read The Exorcist someday. I have heard it is good.
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