Oct 28, 2021
Book Vs. Movie: The Bad Seed
The 1954 Novel Vs the1956 Film
The Margos finish out the month of October with our final scary book & movie for the season--The Bad Seed. Written by William March and published in 1954 shortly before his death by a heart attack at the age of 60. The first adaptation was a play in the same...
Oct 22, 2021
Book Vs. Movie: The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Oliver Wilde Novella Vs the 1945 Film Starring Angela Lansbury
The month of October is one of our favorites because we get to indulge our love for scary ghost stories! This episode focuses on one of writer Oscar Wilde’s biggest commercial and critical successes--
Oct 14, 2021
Book Vs. Movie: Invasion of the Body
The 1955 Novel by Jack Finney Vs the 1956 Classic Film
Our “Spooky Movies in October” continues with Invasion of the Body Snatchers, a novel by Jack Finney, and the movie starring Kevin McCarthy (who also made a cameo in the 1978 remake!) The story of aliens invading earth...
Oct 8, 2021
Book Vs. Movie: The Invisible Man
The 1897 Novel by H.G. Wells Vs the 2020 Elisabeth Moss Adaptation
The Margos love the spookiness of October and this episode is dedicated to the classic H.G. Wells The Invisible Man which was first published in 1897 as a serialized story. The tale of a mysterious man who shows up at...