15 HORROR MOVIES BASED ON BOOKS

We rounded up a list of great horror movies based on books — some classics, some new horror books — that should be on all horror fans’ radars.

Get ready to get scared!

1. BIRD BOX, BASED ON BIRD BOX BY JOSH MALERMAN

2. AUDITION, BASED ON AUDITION BY RYU MURAKAMI

3. THE BIRDS, BASED ON THE SHORT STORY “THE BIRDS” BY DAPHNE DU MAURIER, COLLECTED IN DON’T LOOK NOW

4. FEAR STREET, BASED ON THE FEAR STREET NOVELS BY R.L. STINE

5. PSYCHO, BASED ON PSYCHO BY ROBERT BLOCH

6. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, BASED OFF OF THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS BY THOMAS HARRIS

 

7. THE INVISIBLE MAN, BASED ON THE INVISIBLE MAN BY H.G. WELLS

 

8. WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE, BASED ON WE HAVE ALWAYS LIVED IN THE CASTLE BY SHIRLEY JACKSON

 

9. THE WOMAN IN BLACK, BASED ON THE WOMAN IN BLACK BY SUSAN HILL

 

10. SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK, BASED ON SCARY STORIES TO TELL IN THE DARK BY ALAN SCHWARTZ

11. THE RING, BASED ON RING BY KOJI SUZUKI

12. THE TURNING, BASED ON THE TURN OF THE SCREW BY HENRY JAMES

 

13. LET THE RIGHT ONE IN, BASED ON LET THE RIGHT ONE IN BY JOHN AJVIDE LINDQVIST

14. THE GHOST BRIDE, BASED ON THE GHOST BRIDE BY YANGSZE CHOO

 

15. THE GRUDGE, BASED OFF OF THE JU-ON FRANCHISE CREATED BY TAKASHI SHIMIZU

Which book you have read from the above list or the movie you have watched? Let us know in the comment if you have any other book to include in this list.

A $2,500 book on US decline is suddenly a must-read in China

After chaos engulfed the US Capitol last week, some Chinese intellectuals found themselves searching for copies of an out-of-print book to make sense of events. “America Against America” forecast the US’s decline due to domestic conflicts more than 30 years ago.

 

Among the things driving the demand was the author: Wang Huning, the Communist Party’s No. 5 leader and top political theorist to three Chinese presidents. Some copies have surged to more than 16,600 yuan ($2,500) on Kungfuzi, an online marketplace for antiques. That’s more than 3,000 times its original asking price in 1991, when Japan was more widely seen as America’s big economic rival.

“The interest in the book is the result of a renewed desire to understand a US that is in the midst of a civil Cold War,” said Wang Wen, executive dean of Renmin University’s Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies. “China’s doubts about the US will certainly increase in light of recent events.”

 

The Capitol Hill turmoil is being read in Beijing as the most powerful sign yet that societal fissures in the US are behind increasingly erratic foreign policy shifts. That’s feeding Chinese apprehension about reaching agreements on trade or other politically charged disputes with President-elect Joe Biden.

10 Intro Books On Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has come a long way over the past few years in simulating human intelligence. Today, AI is the lifeblood of almost every organization cutting across sectors including, retail, financial, healthcare, among others.

Here’s an updated list of 10 best intro books on artificial intelligence geared towards  AI enthusiasts.

1. Artificial Intelligence Engines: A Tutorial Introduction to the Mathematics of Deep Learning
2.  Artificial Intelligence Basics: A Non-Technical Introduction
3.  Artificial Intelligence – A Modern Approach (3rd Edition)
4.  Artificial Intelligence For Dummies
5.  Artificial Intelligence for Humans
6.  Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
7.  A First Course in Artificial Intelligence
8.  Artificial Intelligence: The Basics
9.  Prediction Machines: The Simple Economics of Artificial Intelligence
10.  Human Compatible – AI and the Problem of Control

 

Which one is your favorite book on AI, have you read any of these books, if yes then please review in comment section.