168. The Canterville Ghost

We’re keeping the haunted house theme going in Episode 168 of Adapt or Perish with a look at Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Oscar Wilde’s original 1887 short story, published in Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories in 1891
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (Ep. 131)
  • Standard Ebooks
  • Wilde (1997)
• The 1944 theatrical movie directed by Jules Dassin and written by Edwin Blum, and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Young, and Margaret O’Brien
• The 1966 musical TV special directed by John Robins, written by Burt Shevelove, music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and starring Michael Redgrave, Peter Noone, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Natalie Schafer
• The 1974 TV movie written and directed by Robin Miller, and starring David Niven and James Whitmore
• The 1985 TV movie directed by William F. Claxton, written by B.W. Sandefur, Joseph Maurer, and Bradley Wigor, and starring Richard Kiley, Barry Van Dyke, Brian Austin Green, and Mary Wickes
  • Greystone Mansion’s extensive use as a filming location
• The 1986 TV movie directed by Paul Bogart, written by George Zateslo, and starring John Gielgud, Alyssa Milano, and Ted Wass
• The 1996 TV movie directed by Sydney Macartney, written by Robert Benedetti, and starring Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Edward Wiley, and Daniel Betts
  • Playing Shakespeare (1982)
• The 1997 TV movie directed by Crispin Reece, written by Olivia Hetreed, and starring Ian Richardson, Celia Imrie, James D’Arcy, Sarah-Jane Potts, and Ian McNeice
• The 2021 miniseries directed by Paul Gibson and Suri Krishnamma, written by Jude Tindall, and starring Anthony Head, James Lance, Caroline Catz, and Laurel Waghorn
• The 2023 animated movie directed by Kim Burdon, written by Giles New and Keiron Self, and starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Imelda Staunton, Toby Jones, and Miranda Hart

167. Lilo & Stitch

In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at Lilo & Stitch, the story of everyone’s favorite alien koala-dog and the Earth girl who adopts him.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The 2002 animated movie written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and starring Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Jason Scott Lee, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, and Kevin Michael Richardson
  • Lilo & Stitch 20 Years Later: How The Disney Film Authentically Captured Hawaiian Culture With Tia Carrere’s Help
• The 2025 live action movie directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, and starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Kaipo Dudoit, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee
  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)

166. The Turn of the Screw

In Episode 166 of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at the many screen adaptations of The Turn of the Screw, the gothic horror classic by Henry James!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Henry James’ original 1898 novella
• The Turn of the Screw, the 1959 episode of Ford’s Startime directed by John Frankenheimer, written by James Costigan, and starring Ingrid Bergman
• The Innocents, the 1961 theatrical movie directed by Jack Clayton, written by William Archibald and Truman Capote, and starring Deborah Kerr, Megs Jenkins, and Michael Redgrave
  • Nerdwriter’s “How to Adapt a Classic Horror Story”
• The Turn of the Screw, the 1974 TV movie directed by Dan Curtis, written by William F. Nolan, and starring Lynn Redgrave and Megs Jenkins
• The Turn of the Screw, the 1989 episode of Shelley Duvall’s Nightmare Classics directed by Graeme Clifford, written by James M. Miller and Robert Hutchison, and starring Amy Irving, Micole Mercurio, Balthazar Getty, and David Hemmings
• The Turn of the Screw, the 1992 theatrical movie written and directed by Rusty Lemorande, and starring Patsy Kensit, Stéphane Audran, Julian Sands, and Marianne Faithfull
  • Captain Eo (1986)
• The Haunting of Helen Walker, the 1995 TV movie directed by Tom McLoughlin, written by Hugh Whitemore, and starring Valerie Bertinelli and Diana Rigg
• The Turn of the Screw, the 1999 TV movie directed by Ben Bolt, written by Nick Dear, and starring Jodhi May, Pam Ferris, and Colin Firth
• Presence of Mind, the 1999 theatrical movie directed by Antoni Aloy, written by Aloy, Barbara Gogny, and Mitch Brian, and starring Sadie Frost, Lauren Bacall, and Harvey Keitel
• In a Dark Place, the 2006 theatrical movie directed by Donato Rotunno, written by Peter Waddington, and starring Leelee Sobieski and Tara Fitzgerald
• The Turn of the Screw, the 2009 TV movie directed by Tim Fywell, written by Sandy Welch, and starring Michelle Dockery, Sue Johnston, Dan Stevens, and Corin Redgrave
• The Turning, the 2020 theatrical movie directed by Floria Sigismondi, written by Carey W. Hayes and Chad Hayes, and starring Mackenzie Davis, Finn Wolfhard, Barbara Marten, and Joely Richardson
• The Haunting of Bly Manor, the 2020 miniseries created by Mike Flanagan, and starring Victoria Pedretti, T’Nia Miller, Henry Thomas, Amelia Eve, and Carla Gugino