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A list no one asked for and no one needs! But there’s something so atmospheric and aesthetically pleasing about trees with no leaves on them. So here’s a long list of just that on the cover of books! You’re welcome.

Every book that has been adapted into a movie covered by the Blank Check podcast

Being the Tim Burton fan that I am, I take great pleasure in finding, in certain books, that unmistakable atmosphere so characteristic of his films.

I have therefore put together a selection of books marked by a gothic aesthetic, a touch of “fantastique”, a certain allure of death, heroes on the margins of society, a tenderness for monsters, and places where nostalgia mingles with a sense of unease.

Several of these books directly inspired Tim Burton films.

Books set in Alabama or written by Alabama authors