Delany has written multiple books in his Neveryon series, as well as a science fiction trilogy collectively titled "The Fall of the Towers."

You can add Richard Matheson to the list. There's no "I am Legend, Too" or "The Shrinking Man Gets Smaller" or "Somewhere Else in Time" or "What Other Dreams May Come" or "Return to Hell House" or "Another Nightmare at 20,000 Feet." Etcetera.

Minor correction: It's Suspiria, not "Suspira."

I can see that. Zachary Quinto might be an interesting choice as well.

THE DARK KNIGHT did not have to dwell on Batman's origin because they had already handled at that (at length) in BATMAN BEGINS. Unlike Tim Burton's BATMAN which was the first film in the sequence. Anyway, there are structural advantages to connecting the antagonists' origins (especially in the first film) even if,…

That's the comics. TV adaptations can make their own continuity. (And it's not like Merlyn is exactly an iconic villian; 90% of the viewing audience will have never heard of him and isn't going to care that he's not exactly the same as the comic book version.)

Efficiency. You don't have to shoehorn two unrelated origin stories into one two-hour movie (as opposed to multiple issues of a comic book). Plus, if you do it right, you get more dramatic punch than just having the hero fight some random bad guy. A personal connection between the characters gives the conflict more…

I wouldn't be surprised if Hannibal Lecter has staying power . . . .

Vampires have been going strong since at least 1817. There were hit plays and operas long before Bram Stoker and the movies. And there's no sign they're slowing down. Blood, sex, death, and immortality are pretty much an irresistible lure.

It is perhaps worth noting that Paul Wegener (not "Wagener") also starred as the Golem in the original silent classics.

Actually, I believe it's only the hardcover edition of the novelization that has the original ending; the final chapters were rewritten for the later paperback edition, to bring it more in lines with the film.

That's funny. I can get the video, but no sound . . . .

Regina (aka the Evil Queen) is supposedly the only person in Storybrooke who knows who she really is . . . although the jury is out on just how much Mr. Gold (aka Rumplestiltskin) really knows.

You know, by amazing coincidence, my new Star Trek novel, THE RINGS OF TIME, which goes on next week, involves the hexagon on Saturn. (Seriously, talk about good timing. How on Earth did you folks time this article so perfectly? And whom do I owe a bribe to?)—Greg Cox

Prague? Are you sure it wasn't Budapest?

I always set the novelizations in Hungary and the filmmakers never objected.

The cliff sex is in Rise of the Lycans, btw. You're welcome.

Given that there were at least five high-profile superhero flicks last year, I'm not sure it's all that niche anymore. Hell, these days superhero movies are more popular than westerns or space operas, so a "one superhero per actor" rule seems a bit silly. If Lon Chaney Jr. can play Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolfman…

How many cops and detectives have Bruce Willis or Clint Eastwood played? How many different cowboys did John Wayne play? So what's wrong with an actor playing more than one supehero at a time? Hell, back in the old days, Buster Crabbe played Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon AND Tarzan? And Tom Tyler played both the…

Vampires vs. Nazis is a fairly common trope, going all the way back to "The Devil is Not Mocked" by Manly Wade Wellman (which was adapted into a NIGHT GALLERY ep, as I recall).