List of films adapted into novels

This is a list of films that were adapted into novels.

Action films

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Air Force One Max Allan Collins 0345419758 / 9780345419750 Ballantine Books June 29, 1997 [1]
Another 48 Hrs.[2][3] Deborah Chiel 0671725734 / 9780671725730 Pocket Books June 15, 1990 [4]
Assassins Robert Tine 1572971061 / 9781572971066 Berkley Books November 1995 [5]

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Baahubali 2: The Conclusion
Backdraft[6] Kirk Mitchell 0425128792 / 9780425128794 Berkley Books May 1991 [7]
Black Rain Mike Cogan 067168969X / 9780671689698 Pocket Books 1989
Broken Arrow[8] Jeff Rovin 1572970855 / 9781572970854 Berkley Books February 1996 [9]

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Cannonball Run[10] Michael Avallone 0843909935 / 9780843909937 Leisure Books June 1981 [11]
Chain Reaction Robert Tine 0312958846 / 9780312958848 St. Martin's Press August 1996 [12]
Cliffhanger[13] Jeff Rovin 0515112674 / 9780515112672 Jove Books 1993 [14]
Con Air[15] Richard Woodley 0786889268 / 9780786889266 Hyperion Books June 1997 [16]
Conspiracy Theory[17] J.H. Marks 0451194160 / 9780451194169 Signet Books July 1997 [18]
Crimson Tide[19] Richard P. Henrick 0380783231 / 9780380783236 Avon Books June 1995[20] [21]

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Die Hard with a Vengeance Deborah Chiel 0312956762 / 9780312956769 St. Martin's Press May 1995 First installment in the Die Hard series.[22]

E

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Eraser[23] Robert Tine 0451191102 / 9780451191106 Signet Books June 1996 [24]

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
French Connection II Robin Moore, Milt Machlin 0440052629 / 9780440052623 Dell Publishing June 1975 [25]

G

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Gone in 60 Seconds M.C. Bolin 0786889896 / 9780786889891 Hyperion Books June 2000 [26]

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Hard Target[27] Robert Tine 0425138615 / 9780425138618 Berkley Books August 1993 [28]
Hudson Hawk Geoffrey Marsh 0515107387 / 9780515107388 Jove Books 1991

I

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull James Rollins 0345501284 Del Rey Books 2008 Fourth installment in the Indiana Jones series.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Rob MacGregor 034536161X Ballantine Books 1989 Third installment in the Indiana Jones series.
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom James Kahn 0345314573 1984 Second installment in the Indiana Jones series.

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me Christopher Wood 0-224-01497-8/978-0-224-01497-7 Jonathan Cape 1977
James Bond and Moonraker 0-224-01734-9 1979

L

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Last Boy Scout[29] Dan Becker 051510874X / 9780515108743 Jove Books 1992[30] [31]
Lethal Weapon Kirk Mitchell 0553174959 Bantam Books March 1987 First installment in the Lethal Weapon series.[32]
The Long Kiss Goodnight[33] Randall Boyll 0312953143 / 9780312953140 St. Martin's Press November 1996 [34]

P

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Punisher D.A. Stern 0345475569 Del Rey Books 2004 Novelization of the 2004 film based on the eponymous character from Marvel Comics.[35]

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Raiders of the Lost Ark Campbell Black 0345353757 Del Rey Books 1981 First installment in the Indiana Jones series.[36]
Rambo: First Blood Part II David Morrell 0-515-08399-2 Jove Books 1985 Second installment in the Rambo series.
Rambo III 0-515-09333-5 1988 Third installment in the Rambo series.
Raw Deal[37] Walter Wager 0446302015 / 9780446302012 Warner Books 1986 [38]
Red Heat Robert Tine 0380755653 / 9780380755653 Avon Books 1988 [39]

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Saint Burl Barer 0671009516 / 9780671009519 Pocket Books April 1997 [40]
Snakes on a Plane Christa Faust 1844163814 Games Workshop 2006 [41]
Speed 2: Cruise Control George Ryan 0061012572 / 9780061012570 HarperCollins 1997 [42]
Sudden Death[43] Stephen Mertz 1572970324 / 9781572970328[44] Boulevard Books October 1995 [45]

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Top Gun[46] Mike Cogan 0671618245 / 9780671618247 Pocket Books 1986[47] [48]
True Lies Dewey Gram, Duane Dell'Amico 0451182650 / 9780451182654 Signet Books August 15, 1994 [49]

V

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
V for Vendetta Steve Moore 1416516999 Pocket Star Books 2006 Novelization of the film based on the based on the homonymous 1988–89 comic book limited series.[50]
Virtuosity[51] Terry Bisson 0671537520 / 9780671537524 Pocket Books August 1995 [52]

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Windtalkers [53] Max Allan Collins 0060000961 / 9780060000967 October 2, 2001 HarperEntertainment [54]

Adventure films

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Baby Ian Don 0352316934 / 9780352316936 Star Books 1985

I

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
In Search of the Castaways Hettie Jones 0671819364 / 9780671819361 Pocket Books February 1978 Published 16 years after the release of the source film.

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Journey of Natty Gann Ann Matthews 0671606492 / 9780671606497 Archway Paperbacks 1985

L

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (US) Chas Carner 0345291735 / 9780345291738 Ballantine Books 1980 American novelization.
The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (UK) Heather Simon 0450050068 / 9780450050060 New English Library 1980 British novelization.

P

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Irene Trimble 0736421718 Disney Press 2003 First installment in the Pirates of the Caribbean series; junior novelization.[55]

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Road to El Dorado Peter Lerangis 0141310049 / 9780141310046 Puffin Books 2000 [56]
Romancing the Stone Catherine Lanigan (credited to Joan Wilder) 0380872625 / 9780380872626 Avon Books 1984

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Tall Tale: The Unbelievable Adventures of Pecos Bill Todd Strasser 0786840110 / 9780786840113 Disney Press April 1995
Treasure of Matecumbe Derry Moffatt 0450032485 / 9780450032486 New English Library April 1977

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Warlords of Atlantis Paul Victor 0708813925 / 9780708813928 Futura Books 1978

Y

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Young Sherlock Holmes Alan Arnold 0583309429 / 9780583309424 Grafton 1985

Comedy films

0–9

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
1941 Bob Gale 0345283325 / 9780345283320 Ballantine Books 1979

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Adventures in Babysitting Elizabeth Faucher 0590412515 / 9780590412513 Point 1987

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Baby-Sitters Club A. L. Singer 059060404X / 9780590604048 Scholastic August 1995
The Bad News Bears Richard Woodley 044090823X / 9780440908234 Dell Publishing 1976 First installment in the Bad News Bears series.
The Bad News Bears Go to Japan 0440104270 / 9780440104278 1978 Third installment in the Bad News Bears series.
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training 0440104173 / 9780440104179 1977 Second installment in the Bad News Bears series.
Bloodbath at the House of Death

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Cat from Outer Space Ted Key 067181740X / 9780671560546 Pocket Books June 1978
Clueless
Cookie Todd Strasser 0451159918 / 9780451159915 Signet Books 1989

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Devil and Max Devlin Robert Grossbach 0345293649 / 978-0345293640 Ballantine Books 1981
Down and Out in Beverly Hills Ian Marter 0352318635 / 978-0352318633 Star Books 1986

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Ferris Bueller's Day Off Todd Strasser 0451145356 / 9780451145352 Signet Books June 1986
Freaked 044040908X / 9780440409083 The Trumpet Club October 1993

G

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Ghostbusters Larry Milne 0727811932 1984 Coronet Books First installment in the Ghostbusters series.
Ghostbusters II Ed Naha 0440204607 / 9780440204602 Dell Publishing June 1989 Second installment in the Ghostbusters series.
Good Burger Joseph Locke 978-0671016920 Pocket Books 1997

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Home Alone Todd Strasser 0590446681 / 9780590446686 Scholastic January 1991
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 0590457179 / 9780590457170 November 1992
Home Alone 3 0590957120 / 9780590957120 December 1997

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Jungle 2 Jungle Nancy E. Krulik 0786841192 / 9780786841196 Disney Press April 1997

L

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
License to Drive A. L. Singer 0590419803 / 9780590419802 Scholastic June 1988

M

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Man of the House Todd Strasser 0786840404 / 9780786840403 Disney Press March 1995
Mean Girls Micol Ostow 133828195X Scholastic Corporation 2017 [57]
Midnight Madness Tom Wright 0441529852 / 9780441529858 Ace Books 1980
Mr. Magoo Nancy E. Krulik 0786841745 / 9780786841745 Disney Press December 1997

O

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
One of Our Dinosaurs Is Missing John Harvey 0450028267 / 9780450028267 New English Library March 4, 1976
Outrageous Fortune Robin Turner 035232080X / 9780352320803 Star Books 1987

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Richie Rich Todd Strasser 0590250922 / 9780590250924 Scholastic December 1994
Rookie of the Year 0440409101/9780440409106 The Trumpet Club September 1993
Ruthless People Martin Noble 0352320265 / 9780352320261 Star Books 1986

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Snowball Express Joe Claro 0590303597 / 9780590303590 Scholastic Book Services 1980 Published eight years after the release of the source film.
The Spaceman and King Arthur Heather Simon 0450045676 / 9780450045677 New English Library August 1979 British novelization of the film Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979), under the alternative title.
Struck by Lightning 2012
Superdad Ann Spanoghe 0450031438 / 9780450031434 New English Library November 1976

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
That Darn Cat The Gordons 0590086138 / 9780590086134 Scholastic Book Services 1973 Published eight years after the release of the source film.
Tin Men Martin Noble 0352320818 / 9780352320810 Star Books 1987

Z

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Zorro, The Gay Blade Les Dean 0843910070 Leisure Books 1981

Drama films

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
American Gigolo Timothy Harris 0385280254 / 978-0385280259 Dell Publishing 1979 Published a year before the release of the source film.
Appa 2016
Aval Appadithan

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Complete American Graffiti: The Novel John Minahan 0425045544 / 9780425045541 Berkley Books 1979 Novelization of the films American Graffiti (1973) and More American Graffiti (1979).

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Dead Poets Society Nancy H. Kleinbaum 9781401308773 Hyperion Books 1989
The Deer Hunter E. M. Corder 0896730352 / 9780896730359 Jove Books 1978

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Far and Away Sonja Massie 0-425-13298-6 Berkley Books 1992
Fireworks 2017

G

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Gallipoli Jack Bennett 0-312-31572-4 St. Martins Press 1981

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Heavy Metal L.F. Blake 0417063504 / 9780417063508 Magnum Littlehampton Book Services 1980 Novelization of the film Riding High (1981).

K

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Kanku
The Killing Fields[58] Christopher Hudson 0440144590 / 9780440144595 Dell Publishing 1984 [59]

O

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino 0063112523 / 9780063112520 Harper Perennial 2021

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Rain Man[60] Leonore Fleischer 0451162846 / 9780451162847 Signet Books February 14, 1989 [61]

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Savitri 1993
School Ties Deborah Chiel 0671777157 / 9780671777159 Pocket Books August 1992 [62]
The Sugarland Express Henry Clement 445-08276-125 Popular Library 1974

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Tucker: The Man and His Dream Robert Tine 0671665863 / 9780671665869 Pocket Books 1988

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Wave Todd Strasser 0440993717 Dell Publishing 1981 Novelization of the film.[63]

Epic films

Fantasy films

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Dragonheart Charles Edward Pogue 1572971304 Berkley Books 1996 [64]
Dragonslayer Wayland Drew 034529694X / 978-0345296948 Ballantine Books 1981

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Harry and the Hendersons Joyce Thompson 042510155X / 9780425101551 Berkley Books 1987 [65]
Hawk the Slayer Terry Marcel
Harry Robertson 		0450050467 / 9780450050466 New English Library 1981
Highlander 1986
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Elizabeth Faucher 0140902120 / 9780140902129 Fantail 1989

L

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Lost Boys Craig Shaw Gardner 0425100448 Berkley Books 1987 [66]

M

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture Mary Poppins Mary Virginia Carey 2317 Whitman Publishing Company 1964 Young adult novelization.
Mirai
My Neighbor Totoro

O

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
One Magic Christmas Martin Noble 0426202422 / 9780426202424 W. H. Allen & Co. 1985

P

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Pan's Labyrinth: The Labyrinth of the Faun Guillermo del Toro, Cornelia Funke 0062414461 Katherine Tegen 2019 [67]
Pete's Dragon (US) Jean Bethell 044816101X / 9780448161013 Wonder Books 1978 American novelization.
Pete's Dragon (UK) Dewy Moffatt 0450038378 / 9780450038372 New English Library October 1978 British novelization.

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Return to Oz Joan D. Vinge 034532207X / 9780345322074 Ballantine Books 1985

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1938
Splash Ian Don 0352315946 / 9780352315946 Star Books 1984

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Martin Noble 0352323892 / 9780352323897 Star Books 1988 Novelization of the film.
Willow Wayland Drew 0345351959 / 9780345351951 Ballantine Books 1988 Novelization of the film.

Horror films

0–9

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
30 Days of Night Tim Lebbon 1416544976 Pocket Star Books 2007 Novelization of the film based on the eponymous comic book miniseries created by Steve Niles.[68]

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Asylum William Johnston 0552676721 / 9780552676724 Bantam Books 1972 [69]

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Black Christmas Lee Hays 445-08467-150 Popular Library 1976 [70]
Blood Feast Herschell Gordon Lewis 9780938782070 Novel Books 1964 [71]
Bram Stoker's Dracula Fred Saberhagen, James V. Hart 0451175751 Signet Books 1992 Novelization of the 1992 film based on the homonyonus 1897 novel by Bram Stoker.[72]
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker Joseph Burgo, Richard Natale 0671429353 Pocket Books 1981 [73]

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Cat o' Nine Tails[74] Paul J. Gillette A870S Award Books 1971 [75]
Communion Frank Lauria 0553112414 Random House Publishing 1977 Novelization of the film, better known as Alice, Sweet Alice.[76]

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Damien: Omen II Joseph Howard 0-7088-1358-5 Futura Books (UK)
Signet Books (US) 		1978 Second installment in the Omen series.
Dawn of the Dead George A. Romero
Susanna Sparrow 		0312183933 / 978-0312183936 St. Martin's Press 1978 Third installment in the Living Dead series, adapted from the second film.

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Final Conflict Gordon McGill 0-7088-1958-3 Futura Books (UK)
Signet Books (US) 		1981 Third installment in the Omen series.
Final Exam Geoffrey Meyer 0523415850 Pinnacle Books 1981 [77]
The Fog Dennis Etchison 0553138251 / 978-0553138252 Bantam Books 1980
Freddy vs. Jason Stephen Hand 1844160599 / 9781844160594 Black Flame July 29, 2003 Fourth installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, adapted from the crossover film with the Friday the 13th series.
Friday the 13th Simon Hawke 0451150899 Signet Books 1987 Third installment in the Friday the 13th series, adapted from the first film.
Friday the 13th Part II 0451153375 1988 Fourth installment in the Friday the 13th series, adapted from the second film.
Friday the 13th Part 3 3-D Michael Avallone 0352312491 1982 Tower & Leisure Sales Co. First installment in the Friday the 13th series, adapted from the third film; first novelization of Part III.
Friday the 13th Part III Simon Hawke 0451153111 Signet Books 1988 Fifth installment in the Friday the 13th series, adapted from the third film; second novelization of Part III, features an alternate ending from the overall film.
Fright Night John Skipp, Craig Spector 979-8683973254 Goldmann 1985 [78]
The Funhouse Dean Koontz 0-425-14248-5 Jove Books 1980 Novelization of the film, released a year before its source material.[79]

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Halloween (1979) Curtis Richards 0553132261 / 978-0553132267 Bantam Books 1979 First installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the 1978 film.
Halloween (2018) John Passarella October 23, 2018 Eighth installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the 2018 film.
Halloween Ends Paul Brad Logan 9781803361703 Titan Books 2022 Tenth installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the eleventh film.
Halloween II Jack Martin 089083864X / 978-0890838648 Zebra 1981 Second installment in the Halloween series,adapted from the second film.
Halloween III: Season of the Witch 0515068853 / 978-0515068856 Jove Books 1982 Third installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the third film.
Halloween IV Nicholas Grabowsky 1-55547-292-3 / 978-1-55547-292-4 Critic's Choice Paperbacks 1988 Fourth installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the fourth film.
Halloween Kills Tim Waggoner 9781789096019 Titan Books 2021 Ninth installment in the Halloween series, adapted from the tenth film.
Happy Death Day & Happy Death Day 2U Aaron Hartzler 1984897721/978-1984897725 Anchor Books 2019 Two novelizations in one volume.
House of Dark Shadows Marilyn Ross 64-537 Paperback Library October 1970 [80]
The House on Haunted Hill Tommy Jamerson 9781940865256 Next Stage Press 2019 [81]

I

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
It Lives Again James Dixon 0-345-27693-0/978-0-345-27693-3 Ballantine Books 1978 Second installment in the It's Alive series.
It's Alive! Richard Woodley 0-345-25879-7 /978-0-345-25879-3 Ballantine Books 1977 First installment in the It's Alive series.

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Jason Lives: Friday the 13th Part VI Simon Hawke 0451146417 1986 Signet Books Second installment in the Friday the 13th series, adapted from the sixth film.
Jason X Pat Cadigan Black Flame 2005 Novelization of the film.
Jennifer's Body Audrey Nixon 006180892X HarperFestival 2009 [82]

L

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Lord of Illusions Clive Barker 0751516511 Little, Brown and Company 1995 [83]

M

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Manos: The Hands of Fate Stephen D. Sullivan 1519301340 Walkabout Publishing 2015 [84]
The Masque of the Red Death[85] Elsie Lee 72-725 (original), 1593934971 / 9781593934972 Lancer Books (original), BearManor Media (reprint) 1964 (original), September 26, 2013 (reprint) Novelization of the film, released a year before its source material.[86]

N

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Night of the Living Dead John A. Russo 0446764108 / 978-0446764100 Warner Paperback Library 1974 First installment in the Living Dead series, adapted from the first film.
Nightmare Pavilion Andy Rausch 1-951036-21-2 Happy Cloud Publishing 2020 Novelization of the film Carnival of Souls (1962).[87]
The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 1, 2, 3: The Continuing Story (1987) Jeffrey Cooper 0-312-90517-3/978-0-312-90517-0 St. Martin's Press 1987 First installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, adapted from the first film and the sequels Freddy's Revenge and Dream Warriors.
The Nightmares on Elm Street Parts 4 & 5 Joseph Locke 0-312-91764-3/978-0-312-91764-7 1989 Second installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, adapted from the films The Dream Master and The Dream Child.

O

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Omen David Seltzer 0-8600-7371-8 Futura Books (UK)
Signet Books (US) 		1976 First installment in the Omen series.

P

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Piranha John Sayles, Leo Callan 0450042790 New English Library October 1978 [88]
Prophecy David Seltzer 0345286421 / 978-0345286420 Ballantine Books 1979

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Return of the Living Dead John A. Russo 0099426102 / 9780099426103 Arrow Books 1985 Adapted by Russo from the screenplay of the 1985 film and unrelated to the earlier 1977 novel by the same author, which technically was the basis of the overall film.

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Shocker Randall Boyll 0425122638 / 978-0425122631 Berkley Books September 1990 [89]

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Tales from the Crypt Jack Oleck 0552674397 / 9780552674393 Bantam Books April 1972 [90]
Teddy John Gault 0770415989 Bantam Books 1980 Novelization of the film The Pit, released a year before its source.[91]
Two Thousand Maniacs! Herschell Gordon Lewis 0938782088 Novel Books 1964 Novelization of the film.[92]

V

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Van Helsing Kevin Ryan 0743493540 HarperCollins 2004 [93]
The Vault of Horror Jack Oleck 0553080105 / 9780553080100 Bantam Books 1973 [94]

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Wes Craven's New Nightmare David Bergantino 0-812-55166-4/978-0-812-55166-2 Tor Books 1994 Third installment in the Nightmare on Elm Street series, adapted from the eighth film.
The Wicker Man Robin Hardy, Anthony Shaffer 0307382761 Crown Publishing Group 1978 [95]

Science fiction films

0–9

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
12 Monkeys Elizabeth Hand 0061056588 HarperPrism 1995 [96]
2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke 978-0-453-00269-1 Hutchinson (UK)
New American Library (US) 		1968 Though adapted from the eponymous film overall, the novel was developed concurrently with the film and was published after its release.

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Abyss Orson Scott Card 0099690608 / 978-0099690603 Pocket Books 1989

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Back to the Future George Gipe 0425082059 Berkley Books 1985
Back to the Future Part II 0425118754 Craig Shaw Gardner 1989
Back to the Future Part III 0425122409 1990
Battle for the Planet of the Apes David Gerrold 0891901639/978-0891901631 Award Books 1973
Beneath the Planet of the Apes Michael Avallone 0553080334/978-0553080339 Bantam Books 1970
The Black Hole Alan Dean Foster 0-345-29053-4/978-0-345-29053-3 Del Rey Books December 1979
Blade Runner: A Story of the Future Les Martin 0-394-85303-2 Random House 1982
Buckaroo Banzai Earl Mac Rauch 0375841547 Pocket Books 1984 [97]

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg, Leslie Waller 0-440-11433-0 Dell Books 1977
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes John Jakes 0095132414/978-0095132411 Award Books 1972

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Dark City Frank Lauria 0312963432 St. Martin's Press 1998
Demolition Man Robert Tine 0451180798 E. P. Dutton 1993 [98]
Dr. Cyclops Henry Kuttner Catalog: 445-02485-060 (1967 paperback)
ISBN: 0-445-02485-2 / 978-0-445-02485-4 (1967 paperback); 0-87818-013-3 / 978-0-87818-013-4 (1976 paperback) 		Stellar Publishing (original); Phoenix Press (1940 hardback); Popular Library (1967 paperback); Centaur Books (1976 paperback) June 1940 (original) First published as a installment in the Thrilling Wonder Stories pulp magazine (June 1940).[99]

E

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Escape from New York Mike McQuay 0553149148 Bantam Books 1985 [100]
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Jerry Pournelle ? Award Books 1971
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial William Kotzwinkle 0425054535 / 9780425054536 Berkley Books June 1982

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Futureworld John Ryder Hall 0345255593 / 9780345255594 Ballantine Books August 12, 1976

G

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Galaxy Quest Terry Bisson 044100718X / 978-0441007189 Ace Books 1999

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Johnny Mnemonic Terry Bisson 0671523007 / 978-0671523008 Pocket Books 1999

M

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Mad Max Terry Kaye 0828260371 Circus Books 1979
Mad Max 2 Carl Ruhan 0725511834 QB Books 1981
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Joan D. Vinge 0446329517 Warner Books 1985
Mars Attacks! Jonathan Gems 0451192567 / 978-0451192561 Signet Books 1996 [101]
Men in Black Steve Perry 0553577565 Bantam Books 1997 [102]
Meteor Edmund H. North, Franklin Coen 0-446-82848-3 Warner Books October 1979
My Science Project Mike McQuay 0553253786 / 978-0553253788 Bantam Books 1985

P

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Pacific Rim Alex Irvine 9781781166789 Titan Books 2013 [103]
Plan 9 from Outer Space Matthew Ewald 1523689307 Darkstone Productions, LLC 2016 [104]

R

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Re-Animator Jeff Rovin 0671637231 Pocket Books 1987 [105]
RoboCop Ed Naha 0440174791 Dell Publishing 1986 [106]

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Saturn 3 Steve Gallagher 0722137621 / 978-0722137628 Sphere Books 1980
Short Circuit Colin Wedgelock 0722170351 / 978-0722170359 Sphere Books 1986
Species Yvonne Navarro 0-553-57404-3 Bantam Books 1995 First installment in the Species series.
Species II 0-812-57075-8 Tom Doherty Associates, LLC 1998 Second installment in the Species series.
Star Trek Alan Dean Foster 978-1-4391-5886-9 Simon & Schuster May 2009
Star Trek: The Motion Picture Gene Roddenberry 0-671-25324-7 (hardback)
0-671-83088-0 (paperback) 		Pocket Books December 1979
Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker Alan Dean Foster (credited to George Lucas) 0-345-26061-9 Ballantine Books November 12, 1976
Star Wars: The Clone Wars Karen Traviss 034550898X Del Rey Books July 26, 2008

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Terminator Randall Frakes, William Wisher Jr. 0553253174 Spectra Books 1985 [107]
THX 1138 Ben Bova 0446897116 / 978-0446897112 Paperback Library 1971
Total Recall Piers Anthony 0688052096 Arrow Books 1989 [108]

V

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Videodrome Jack Martin 0821711660 / 978-0821711668 Kensington Pub Corp 1987
Virus S. D. Perry 0812541588 / 978-0812541588 Paperback Library 1999

Superhero films

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Batman Craig Shaw Gardner Warner Books 0446354872 / 9780446354875 June 1989
Batman & Robin Michael Jan Friedman Warner Books 0446604585 / 9780446604581 June 1997
Batman Begins Dennis O'Neil Del Rey Books 0345479467 / 9780345479464 June 2005
Batman Forever Peter David Warner Books 0446602175 / 9780446602174 June 1995
Batman Returns Craig Shaw Gardner Warner Books 0749313455 / 9780749313456 July 1992

C

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Condorman (US) Joe Claro 059032022X / 978-0590320221 (original)
0590721577 / 978-0590721578 (reprint) 		Scholastic Book Services 1981 American novelization.
Condorman (UK) Heather Simon 0450052605 / 978-0450052606 New English Library 1981 British novelization.

D

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Dark Knight Dennis O'Neil Berkley 0425222861 / 9780425222867 July 2008
The Dark Knight Rises Greg Cox Titan Books 9781781161067 July 2012
Darkman Randall Boyll 0515103780 Jove 1990 [109]

M

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Man of Steel Greg Cox Titan Books 1781165998 June 2013

S

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Steel Dean Wesley Smith Tor Books 0812539311 / 9780812539318 July 1997
Supergirl Norma Fox Mazer Warner Books 0446323675 / 9780446323673 November 1984
Superman III William Kotzwinkle Warner Books 0446306991 / 9780446306997 June 1983

T

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Toxic Avenger: The Novel Lloyd Kaufman, Adam Jahnke 1560258705 Running Press 2006 [110]

W

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Wonder Woman Nancy Holder Titan Books 1785653784 / 978-1785653780 June 2017

Thriller films

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Freshwater Julian Michael Carver 1922551945 Severed Press 2021

J

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Jaws 2 Hank Searls 0-553-11708-4 Bantam Books 1978 Sequel to Jaws (1975).
Jaws: The Revenge 0-425-10546-6 Berkley Books 1987 Second sequel to Jaws (1975); Jaws 3-D (1983) was never novelized.

Western films

A

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again Gary Poole 0441025854 / 9780441025855 Ace Books June 1979 Sequel to The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975).

B

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Blazing Saddles Tad Richards 0446765368 Warner Paperback Library 1974 [111]

F

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
A Fistful of Dollars Frank Chandler 042606402X / 9780426064022 Tandem 1972 First installment in the Man with No Name series.
For a Few Dollars More Joe Millard 0426013611 / 9780426013617 Award Books 1965 Second installment in the Man with No Name series.

G

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Joe Millard 042613995X / 9780426139959 Award Books 1967 Third installment in the Man with No Name series.

H

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Hot Lead and Cold Feet Ted Sparks 0590120638 / 9780590120630 Scholastic Book Services 1978

Others

Animation

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
All Dogs Go to Heaven[112] Andrea Kaminsky[113] 0816719950 / 9780816719952 Watermill Press 1989 [114]
All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 Ron Fontes, Justine Korman 0816737908 / 9780816737901 Troll Communications LLC April 1996 Sequel to All Dogs Go to Heaven (1989).[115]
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West[116] Cathy East Dubowski 0448402106 / 9780448402109 Grosset & Dunlap October 31, 1991 [117]
The Fox and the Hound Heather Simon 0671442910 / 9780671442910 Archway Paperbacks December 1981
Lady and the Tramp: The Story of Two Dogs Ward Greene 53-10818 Simon & Schuster 1953 Published two years before the release of the source film.
The Story of Walt Disney's Motion Picture The Jungle Book Mary Virginia Carey 2726 Whitman Publishing Company 1967 Young adult novelization.
Rock-a-Doodle[118] Chip Lovitt 081672475X / 9780816724758 Watermill Press 1992 [119]
Tom and Jerry: The Movie[120] Stephanie Calmenson 0590471155 / 9780590471152 Scholastic July 1993 [121]

Blaxplotation

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Coffy Paul W. Fairman 75487-095 Lancer Books 1973 [122]
Super Fly Philip Fenty 034502818X Sphere Books 1972 [123]

Children's

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland (1977) Ann Spano 0450032787 / 9780450032783 (UK) New English Library (UK); Wonder Books (US) February 3, 1977 (UK) Junior novelization.
The Aristocats (1986) Victoria Crenson 0816708878 Ottenheimer Publishers 1986 Junior novelization.
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids Bonnie Bryant Hiller, Neil W. Hiller 0590421190 / 9780590421195 Scholastic, Inc. 1989 Junior novelization.
The Iron Giant James Preller 0439086345 Scholastic Corporation 1999 Junior novelization.[124]
Walt Disney's The Jungle Book (1978) Jean Bethell 0448161079 / 9780448161075 Wonder Books (1978); Ottenheimer Publishers (1984) 1978, 1984 Junior novelization.
Kubo and the Two Strings Sadie Chesterfield 0316361445 Little, Brown and Company 2016 [125]
Walt Disney's Lady and the Tramp (1986) Victoria Crenson 0816708886 Ottenheimer Publishers 1986 Junior novelization.
Mulan Cathy East Dubowski 0786842229 Disney Press 1998 Junior novelization.[126]
ParaNorman Elizabeth Cody Kimmel 0316231851 Little, Brown Books for Young Readers 2012 [127]
Return to Oz (1986) Alistair Hedley 0140319573 / 9780140319576 Puffin Books 1986 Junior novelization; published as part of the "Young Puffin" series.
Song of the South Victoria Crenson 0816708886 Ottenheimer Publishers 1986 Junior novelization.
Space Jam Francine Hughes 0590945556 / 978-0590945554 Scholastic Corporation 1996
The Three Caballeros Jimmy Corinis 0450028062 / 9780450028069 New English Library February 5, 1976 Second novelization.
Who Framed Roger Rabbit Justine Korman 0140341889 Puffin Books 1988 Junior novelization.
Zootopia Suzanne Francis 0736433945 Disney Press 2016 Junior novelization.[128]

Disaster

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Airport 1975 Linda Stewart None Universal-Award House 1975 Second installment in the Airport series.[129]
Airport '77[130] Michael Scheff, David Spector 0425034828 / 9780425034828 Berkley Books April 1977 Third installment in the Airport series.[131]
Earthquake George Fox 0-451-06264-7 / 978-0-451-06264-2 Signet Books December 1974

Kaiju

Title Author Catalog / ISBN Publisher Date Notes
Monster Godzilla Shigeru Kayama [none] (original) Iwatani Bookstore October 25, 1954 Novelization of the film Godzilla (1954).[132]

See also

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