THE RUINS BOOK VS. MOVIE | COMPARISON & REVIEWS

I'm so excited to start a new series where we compare horror books and their adapted movies! first up, The Ruins by Scott Smith. leave a recommendation for what book/movie combo you want to see me discuss, and make sure to check back on this video to find out what the next book & movie will be!

INTRO 00:00
THE MOVIE REVIEW 02:45
THE BOOK REVIEW 06:00
THE COMPARISON (SPOILERS) 09:10

[PossessedbyHorror]

the next book vs movie we’ll be discussing will be The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson! feel free to read/rewatch the Netflix series by the end of September so you can participate in the discourse :)

[Nutritionbypaolao]

The haunting of Hill House book and the movies

[menllenium]

My one true complaint about the movie, is it felt like everything happens in a day and a half. The book on the other hand made me feel the length of time these victims were on that mound.

[theresidentcryptid]

The Ritual is a movie and has a book! And one of the rare instances where I prefer the movie to the book. I think that would be a neat one!

I loved the Ruins movie AND the novel. The novel was excellent, one of my favorite horror novels. It was incredibly agonizing to read and I love the way Scott was able to really bring across the bleak, dismal horror of the situations at hand. It made the plants feel much more eldritch horror-y. Love love loved it! Amy’s death was so depressing and horrifying that it still sits with me.

[annikorpi]

The Ruins is my favorite summer horror novel. I have read it every summer since 2008. It’s my favorite tradition. 💛

[brundlesbasement]

Hi, I was a bookseller for about ten years and for a while specialised in horror, So I love that you are doing this. I would recommend ‘let the right one in.’ I feel I have to warn you that this book features some very disturbing themes. ‘The books of blood’ by Clive Barker have had numerous screen adaptations, I mention these books so I can recommend a short story that’s not been made for a screen. In the hills, the cities.’ (From volume one) is one of the greatest short stories I have ever read! As a side note Stephen King read this short and said that Barker was the future of horror.

[maliceaverill]

The Ritual! It's such a wildly divisive adaption because I have heard A LOT of folk prefer the movie to the book.

[caiomorgado]

You could do Battle Royale, comparing the book, the manga and the movie.

[she_is_a_robot]

You describe the book so well!! It’s SO FULL of tension. After I finished it I needed some time to comprehend everything that happened! I think I read this in like 2 days. It’s so hard to put down!

[daisybrookss]

So happy to see you’re making this a series! I know this is just as obvious as King, but I’d love to see a comparison on the Hannibal Lecter books/films — I’m working through the books now and have been saving the films for when I’m done. Not sure why it’s taken me so long to get around to them!

[nicolecahoone]

Nightbreed, Interview with a Vampire, Dean Koontz Watchers, Bone Collector, American Psycho, The Exorcist, Dracula, I am Legend, Hannibal series

[vivalabee]

The Exorcist! I’ve really appreciated and respected the movie for years but I read the book earlier this year and was surprised by how much I preferred and adored it; the characters are so likeable and while it sticks to the story in the movie it delves deeper in all the parts you’d want it to and gives context. The audiobook is read by the author and I couldn’t recommend it enough!

[PomyCollingwood]

I love the changes in the movie, though usually I like a film to stick to the book as much as possible - we agree. Yet, The author being the script writer makes this idea void in this case, of course and I really like how Scott Smith used this opportunity. Brilliantly. In the book there's a scene when the group is sitting around the top of the mound and trying to keep the ghost alive in each other, having a fantasy talked thru about gettin' home and bein' famous. In that conversation they lament about who'd play who if their story were to be made into a film. As they analyze the world of films, they conclude that changes would be made and some changes they speak about are implied, hinted at or made it into the flick. I always thought it's a 2-in-1 deal with this tale. Really enjoy art like this. Similar to the twin books of Stephen King [ Desperation & The Regulators ] which I also respected for the unusual style of having a basic tale or characters which with the author spins two different tales of. And The Ruins is simply is what it is. A well written, really dark tale that gets ever darker toward the end... I reread it few times, watched it [too]many times but the story doesn't seem to lose that particular dread, that "damp smell" my brain kinda links it to. I think that guy - Ryan Hollinger - on the other youtube channel has one of the best observations about one of the sly secrets of The Ruins; as he puts it: "Things happen just as sudden as they do slowly and deliberately." I think this sums it up well. I think The Ruins indeed has to be spoken more about and should be read by all horror freaks & ghouls out there.

[Internet.crybaby]

I read this book off your recommendation and I absolutely loved it. It’s one of my top favorite horror books, right alongside the troop 😊

[ryangibson]

Hellraiser and the book The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker

[video]

For some reason… I was allowed to read this book in elementary school and do a presentation on it 😂

[Katchan]

Ooh I would be interested in your opinion on The Road book and movie! While entirely different in plot, I feel The Road gives very similar vibes to the hoplessness of a situation!

[moon_girl]

This finished the book today, whenever I read it, I got anxiety, I was stressed out of my mind but I didn’t want to stop reading it, and I loved it ❤

[alexnunez]

I know it's more of a thriller drama but you could do Things heard and Seen book vs movie comparison. You could also do the Fear Street Triology movie adaptations of the books.

[scareheatherrrrrrr]

I read this in one day, and then next day I started it over again. Such a great book