The originals behind the movies

List by Curator · 10 titles

Famous films that began as books and comics — heard here as full-cast productions. If you know the movie, this is where the story really lives.

1	The Searchers Alan Le May	The Searchers Alan Le May Alan Le May's novel became the 1956 John Wayne western, often called the greatest of them all.
2	Bubba Ho-Tep Joe R. Lansdale	Bubba Ho-Tep Joe R. Lansdale The Joe R. Lansdale novella behind Don Coscarelli's 2002 cult classic with Bruce Campbell.
3	The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask Christopher Cantwell, Patric Reynolds, Lee Loughridge and Nate Piekos	The Mask: I Pledge Allegiance to the Mask Christopher Cantwell, Patric Reynolds, Lee Loughridge and Nate Piekos The Dark Horse comic that launched the 1994 Jim Carrey blockbuster.
4	King Kong Various	King Kong Various The original 1933 monster movie began as a novelization — heard here with a full cast.
5	Dracula Bram Stoker	Dracula Bram Stoker Stoker's novel, adapted by cinema more times than almost any other book.
6	Frankenstein Mary Shelley	Frankenstein Mary Shelley Mary Shelley's creature, from 1931 Universal to every adaptation since.
7	The Invisible Man HG Wells	The Invisible Man HG Wells H.G. Wells' thriller — 1933 classic to the 2020 reboot.
8	Jekyll and Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson	Jekyll and Hyde Robert Louis Stevenson The novella that gave cinema its favourite split personality.
9	The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux	The Phantom of the Opera Gaston Leroux Leroux's phantom, haunting screens since 1925.
10	The Time Machine HG Wells	The Time Machine HG Wells Wells' time traveller, on film in 1960 and 2002.