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“THE NINJA” vs. “THE NINJA: The Movie”
17 Apr 2016

“THE NINJA” vs. “THE NINJA: The Movie”

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 2 - Books and Manga | 0

20+ weeks on The New York Times‘ Best Seller list, millions of copies in print, five sequels and enduring publication on all modern electronic platforms… Eric Van Lustbader‘s vanguard novel The Ninja turns 36 years old this month. It was easily the … Continued

Eric Van Lustbader, John Carpenter, Nicholas Linnear, THE NINJA novel
Reading in progress…
31 Aug 2015

Reading in progress…

by Keith Rainville | posted in: 1 - Film and TV, 2 - Books and Manga | 0

Yeah… THAT Ninja novel, and yeah… THAT John Carpenter! Coming later this year, big feature about this craze-kindling novel, the differences between it and the scripts, its time in big studio ‘development hell’ and what could have been (warts and … Continued

Eric Van Lustbader, John Carpenter, THE NINJA novel

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