9 Books to Read Before You See the Movies in 2016

This is the first book in a gripping, spine-tingling, time-traveling gothic trilogy about 16-year-old Jacob, who explores the mysterious orphanage where his grandfather was sent before World War II and encounters the monsters and "peculiars" linked to it. More than 40 creepy vintage photographs lend a sense of eerie realism to the shadowy atmosphere. The film adaptation by director Tim Burton (Tim Burton's Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas) stars Asa Butterfield (Ender's Game, Hugo), as well as Samuel L. Jackson and Judi Dench.