Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Great Movie Novelizations

 

A lost form of literature is the movie novelization! Here are some good ones.


  • Star Wars (1977) – Written by Alan Dean Foster (credited under George Lucas), this became one of the best-selling movie novelizations of all time.
Star Wars-Novelization
  • Halloween (1978) – Written by Curtis Richards (a pseudonym for Richard Curtis), notable for expanding the story with a unique prologue about an ancient Celtic curse in Ireland.
Halloween-Novelization
  • Logan's Run (1976) – Adapted from the 1967 sci-fi novel by William F. Nolan and George Clayton Johnson, which closely mirrored the futuristic film.
  • The Omen (1976) – Written by David Seltzer, who also authored the original screenplay for Richard Donner's horror classic.
  • Escape To Witch Mountain (1975) – Based on Alexander H. Key’s 1968 novel, published as a Disney movie tie-in.
  • Planet of the Apes sequels – Paperbacks like Beneath The Planet Of The Apes (1970), Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971), and Battle for the Planet of the Apes (1973).
  • The Omega Man (1971) – Tied to the Charlton Heston sci-fi film, which was adapted from Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel I Am Legend
  • Escape From New York (1981) - by Mike McQuay and originally published in 1981 by Bantam Books.
Escape From New York-Novelization


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