Hill, DebraOverview
Most widely held works by
Debra Hill
Clue
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5 editions published between 1985 and 2008 in English and held by 724 libraries worldwide Who killed Mr. Boddy? Was it Colonel Mustard in the study with the gun? Miss Scarlet in the billiard room with the rope? Or was it Wadsworth the butler?
Halloween
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6 editions published between 2003 and 2008 in English and held by 709 libraries worldwide On Halloween night years ago, little Michael Meyers brutally slaughtered his sister in cold blood. But for the last fifteen years, town residents have rested easy, knowing that he was safely locked away in a mental hospital ... until tonight. Tonight, Michael returns to the same quiet neighborhood to relive his grisly murder again ... and again ... and again. Tonight is Halloween!
Halloween
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38 editions published between 1978 and 2009 in 4 languages and held by 627 libraries worldwide On a black and unholy Halloween night years ago, little Michael Meyers brutally slaughtered his sister in cold blood. But for the last fifteen years, town residents have rested easy, knowing that he was safely locked away in a mental hospital ... until tonight. Tonight, Michael returns to the same quiet neighborhood to relive his grisly murder again ... and again ... and again. For this is a night of evil. Tonight is Halloween!
Halloween
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4 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 515 libraries worldwide The residents of Haddonfield don't know it yet, but death is coming to their small sleepy town. Sixteen years ago, Michael Myers, a ten year old boy, brutally kills his step father, his elder sister and her boyfriend. Sixteen years later, he escapes from the mental institution he has been placed in and makes his way back to his hometown intent on a murderous rampage. He is pursued by Dr. Sam Loomis who is Michael's doctor and the only one who knows Michael's true evil. Elsewhere a shy teenager by the name of Laurie Strode is babysitting on the night Michael comes home. She and her friends are now being stalked by Michael.
John Carpenter's Escape from New York
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3 editions published between 2000 and 2010 in English and held by 430 libraries worldwide In a world ravaged by crime, the entire island of Manhattan has been converted into a prison which houses the world's most brutal inmates. And when the President of the United States crash lands inside, only one man can bring him back: Snake Plissken, a notorious outlaw and former Special Forces war hero who, in exchange for a full pardon, descends into the decayed city and wages a blistering war against the captors. But time is short: in 24 hours, an explosive charge planted inside Snake's body will end the mission-- and his life-- unless he succeeds!
Halloween II
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13 editions published between 1984 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 344 libraries worldwide Michael Myer, a psychopath left for dead, picks up where he left off stalking the halls of the hospital where his sister lies waiting.
Halloween. Resurrection
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7 editions published between 2002 and 2011 in English and French and held by 279 libraries worldwide Now confined to a mental institution, Laurie quickly falls victim to her brother, Michael, whom she thought she had beheaded. Cut to Haddonfield, IL, where a sextet of college students is assembling for the production of an online reality show in which they'll spend the night locked up in the killer's childhood home being filmed by dozens of cameras and broadcast over the Internet. As they hunt for clues about Michael's tortured childhood, he arrives to stalk them relentlessly one by one.
John Carpenter's The fog
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1 edition published in 2002 in English and held by 258 libraries worldwide The story of revenge by the demonic victims of a century-old shipwreck who stalk their victims in the fog.
Escape from L.A
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3 editions published between 1997 and 2006 in English and held by 255 libraries worldwide A chilling vision of the future, the film takes place in 2013, when Los Angeles has become a ruined landmark.
Adventures in babysitting
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2 editions published between 1987 and 2000 in English and held by 232 libraries worldwide A babysitter and three kids leave the safe suburbs and head for the heart of the big city to rescue a frantic friend.
John Carpenter's escape from L.A
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1 edition published in 1996 in English and held by 223 libraries worldwide From the same team who created Escape from New York: in 2013, Los Angeles is in ruins, cut off from the mainland after a major earthquake, and no longer part of the United States. Into this haven for outlaws and undesirables comes Snake Plissken, who must locate a doomsday device before it is too late.
The Dead zone
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1 edition published in 2000 in English and held by 221 libraries worldwide One fateful night, Johnny Smith smashes head-on into an enormous truck. For five long years, Johnny is plunged into a deep coma. When he awakens, he discovers that his youth, his career and his fiancee, Sara, have all been lost. But Johnny has gained something--extraordinary psychic powers allowing him to see visions of the past, present and future. In episode after episode, Johnny is propelled into horror-filled, supernatural experiences.
Escape from New York
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8 editions published between 1981 and 2007 in English and German and held by 219 libraries worldwide A chilling vision of the future, when New York has become an enclosed, maximum security penitentiary. Air Force One crash lands inside and the President is held hostage. Only one man can bring him back.
Halloween H20 twenty years later
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3 editions published between 1998 and 2011 in English and held by 192 libraries worldwide Laurie Strode, using an assumed name and now the dean of a Northern California private school, is still struggling with the horrifying 20-year-old memories of the maniacal killer Michael Meyers. When he reappears, she must conquer her fears and battle him one last time, for the life of her son hangs in the balance.
Halloween III season of the witch
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5 editions published between 1984 and 2007 in English and held by 170 libraries worldwide Halloween III is an entirely original new movie based on the idea of Halloween and using the title but otherwise having nothing in common with the previous Halloween films. The story features witchcraft, robots, and a diabolical plot to scare 50 million children to death!
Big top Pee Wee
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3 editions published between 1989 and 2008 in English and held by 161 libraries worldwide A storm blows a traveling circus onto Pee Wee's farm property.
Shake, rattle and rock
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 108 libraries worldwide Its the 1950's and rock and roll is starting to make it big. Two teenage girls start a band and open up a nightclub in town where the local kids can hang out and stay out of trouble. They encounter opposition from local parents who think rock and roll is the devil's music because it incites sexual tendancies and that the music will corrupt their kids.
Big top Pee-wee
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 88 libraries worldwide Pee-wee Herman is living on a country farm when a storm blows a circus with a beautiful trapeze artist into his yard, creating problems for Pee-wee and his fianceeĢ.
Heartbreak hotel
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1 edition published in 1988 in English and held by 77 libraries worldwide In small-town Ohio in 1972, aspiring rock and roll singer Johnny Wolfe kidnaps Elvis Presley as a birthday present to cheer up his mom and then convinces Elvis to perform with him in the school talent show.
Attack of the 50 ft. woman
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2 editions published between 1993 and 2001 in English and held by 71 libraries worldwide People don't take this wealthy, beautiful woman seriously until she meets a spaceship. No one believes her story of the encounter until she grows to 50 ft. overnight. Then, she sees men in her life from a new angle -- looking down on them. more
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