{"product_id":"from-page-to-silver-scream-tom-weaver-9798887717258","title":"From Page to Silver Scream - 21 Novels That Became Horror and Sci-Fi Movie Favorites","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery Baby Boomer Monster Kid has seen each of his movie favorites a dozen times, perhaps \u003cem\u003eseveral\u003c\/em\u003e dozen times-but how many of the source novels has he read? Top classics such as \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e yes, perhaps, but what about the novels that inspired less illustrious thrillers such as \u003cem\u003eThe Old Dark House\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Lodger\u003c\/em\u003e? The minor movies \u003cem\u003eThe Maze\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eDr. Renault's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e? Schlock like \u003cem\u003eThe Navy vs. the Night Monsters\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Deadly Bees\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrom Page to Silver Scream\u003c\/em\u003e reduces each one of 21 novels to the length of a single chapter, in hopes of inspiring readers to obtain copies of these works and \"book\" (pun intended) a cover-to-cover tour. The ways in which many of the movies deviate from the novels will surprise you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the half-dozen titles cited above, this book also features recaps of the stories that inspired: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder by the Clock\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Mask of Fu Manchu\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ghoul\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dark Eyes of London\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Devil Commands\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Uninvited\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWeird Woman\u003c\/em\u003e (and \u003cem\u003eBurn, Witch, Burn\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragonwyck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDonovan's Brain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis Island Earth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBack from the Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Incredible Shrinking ManThe 27\u003c\/em\u003e\u003csup\u003e\u003cem\u003eth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cem\u003e Day\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Day of the Triffids\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Weaver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887717258\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/09\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.25w x 0.65d","brand":"Tom Weaver","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881265549567,"sku":"9798887717258","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b535088d-689e-45ad-93d1-a978043977a5.jpg?v=1747971152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-page-to-silver-scream-tom-weaver-9798887717258","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}