List of short fiction made into feature films

This is a list of short stories and novellas that have been made into feature films. The title of the work is followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area.

C

F

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The Fall of the House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	[The Fall of the House of Usher (film)\|House of Usher (1950 film)\|The Fall of the House of Usher]
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	[House of Usher (2004 film)\|Usher (film)\|House of Usher]
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Satan of All Horrors
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The Fall of the House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Revenge in the House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The Fall of the Louse of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Descendant
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Extraordinary Tales
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	Fall of the House of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The Fall of Usher
"The Fall of the House of Usher", Edgar Allan Poe	The Fall of the House of Usher
A Far-Off Place, Laurens van der Post	A Far Off Place
"Farewell to the Master", Harry Bates	The Day the Earth Stood Still
"Farewell to the Master", Harry Bates	The Day the Earth Stood Still
"The Fashion Plate", Harry Collins and Warren B. Duff	Fashions of 1934
"Fate of the Wolf", W. C. Tuttle	Driftin' Sands
"Fifty-two Weeks for Florette", Elizabeth Alexander	You Belong to Me
"The Five Orange Pips", Arthur Conan Doyle	The House of Fear
"Dark Water #Stories, Koji Suzuki	Dark Water
"Dark Water #Stories, Koji Suzuki	Dark Water
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes	Charly
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes	Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes	Flowers for Algernon
Flowers for Algernon, Daniel Keyes	Flowers for Algernon
"The Fly", George Langelaan	The Fly
"The Fly", George Langelaan	Return of the Fly
"The Fly", George Langelaan	Curse of the Fly
"The Fly", George Langelaan	The Fly
"The Fly", George Langelaan	The Fly II
"The Fog Horn", Ray Bradbury	The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
The Forged Coupon, Leo Tolstoy	L'Argent
The Forged Coupon, Leo Tolstoy	Frozen Land
"For Your Eyes Only", Ian Fleming	For Your Eyes Only
The Fox, D. H. Lawrence	The Fox
"From a View to a Kill", Ian Fleming	A View to a Kill
"From Beyond", H. P. Lovecraft	From Beyond
"Frontier Frenzy", John Reese	The Young Land

G

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"Garlan & Co.", David Graham Phillips	Souls for Sables
"A Gentle Creature", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Krotkaya
"A Gentle Creature", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Une femme douce
"A Gentle Creature", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Łagodna
"A Gentle Creature", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Nazar
"A Gentle Creature", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	The Shade
"The Gentleman from Paris", John Dickson Carr	The Man with a Cloak
"The Golden Man", Philip K. Dick	Next
"Ghost Walker", Ian MacKenzie Jeffers	The Grey
"The Gift of Cochise", Louis L'Amour	Hondo
Gigi, Colette	Gigi
Gigi, Colette	Gigi
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth	Goodbye, Columbus
"The Gossamer Web", John A. Moroso	Luring Lips
"The Gossamer World", Faith Baldwin	Queen for a Day
"The Grandflapper", Nina Wilcox Putnam	Slaves of Beauty
"Graveyard Shift", Stephen King	Graveyard Shift
"The Greatest Gift", Philip Van Doren Stern	It's a Wonderful Life
"The Greatest Gift", Philip Van Doren Stern	It Happened One Christmas
"The Greatest Gift", Philip Van Doren Stern	Clarence
"Gun Crazy", MacKinlay Kantor	Gun Crazy

H

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog", Ward Greene	Lady and the Tramp
"Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog", Ward Greene	Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
"Happy Dan, the Cynical Dog", Ward Greene	Lady and the Tramp
"The Hairless Mexican", W. Somerset Maugham	Secret Agent
"Harrison Bergeron", Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	Between Time and Timbuktu
"Harrison Bergeron", Kurt Vonnegut Jr.	Harrison Bergeron
"He That Is Without Sin", May Edginton	The Love Auction
"The Heart is Young", May Edginton	The False Madonna
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad	Apocalypse Now
Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad	Heart of Darkness
"Heavenly Shades of Night Are Falling", Stephen King	Hearts in Atlantis
"Heartbreak",	Appointment for Love
"Heaven's Gate", Florence Leighton Pfalzgraf	Our Little Girl
"The Hell Diggers", Byron Morgan	The Hell Diggers
The Hellbound Heart, Clive Barker	Hellraiser
"Her Night of Nights", C. S. Montayne	Her Night of Nights
"High Diver", John Ashworth	Queen for a Day
"The Hippopotamus Parade", Byron Morgan	What's Your Hurry?
"The Hippopotamus Parade", Byron Morgan	Man Power
"The Hopper", Meredith Nicholson	The Hopper
"The Horla", Guy de Maupassant	Diary of a Madman
"A Horse for Mrs. Custer", Glendon Swarthout	7th Cavalry
"Horsie", Dorothy Parker	Queen for a Day

I

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"I Married an Artist", Avery Strakosch	She Married an Artist
"Idgah", Munshi Premchand	5 Rupya
"Impostor", Philip K. Dick	Impostor
"In Conference", Vera Caspary	Private Scandal
"In the Spring", John A. Moroso	The Hand at the Window
"The Interruption", W.W. Jacobs	Footsteps in the Fog
"Inventing the Abbotts", Sue Miller	Inventing the Abbotts
"It Had to Be Murder", Cornell Woolrich	Rear Window
"It Had to Be Murder", Cornell Woolrich	Rear Window

J

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"Jan of the Jungle", Otis Adelbert Kline	The Call of the Savage
"Johnny Mnemonic", William Gibson	Johnny Mnemonic
"Journal of Linnett Moore", James Edward Grant	The Proud Rebel
"Journey at Sunrise", D. D. Beauchamp	Father Makes Good
"The Joy Girl", May Edginton	The Joy Girl
"Judgement", May Edginton	Her Husband's Secret
Junior Miss, Sally Benson	Junior Miss
"Junkpile Sweepstakes", Byron Morgan	The Roaring Road

K

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"The Killers", Ernest Hemingway	The Killers
"The Killers", Ernest Hemingway	The Killers
"The Killers", Ernest Hemingway	The Killers
"Killings", Andre Dubus	In the Bedroom
"Killing a Mouse on Sunday", Emeric Pressburger	Behold a Pale Horse

N

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"New Rose Hotel", William Gibson	New Rose Hotel
Nick Adams, Ernest Hemingway	Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man
"Night Bus", Samuel Hopkins Adams	It Happened One Night
"Night Bus", Samuel Hopkins Adams	You Can't Run Away from It
"The Night Flier", Stephen King	The Night Flier
"The Night of the Iguana", Tennessee Williams	The Night of the Iguana
"The Night Runner", Owen Cameron	The Night Runner
"Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", Richard Matheson	Twilight Zone: The Movie
"No Hard Feelings", Frederick Nebel	A Shot in the Dark
"No Law in Shadow Valley", W. C. Tuttle	Lawless Valley
"Now You See It", Roy Huggins	The Fuller Brush Man
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Fantasia
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Enchanted Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Nutcracker Fantasy
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Nutcracker: The Motion Picture
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Care Bears Nutcracker Suite
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker Prince
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	George Balanchine's The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nuttiest Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Barbie in the Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Secret of the Nutcracker
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker in 3D
"The Nutcracker and the Mouse King", E. T. A. Hoffmann	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

R

T

Short fiction	Film adaptation
Tales of the South Pacific, James A. Michener	South Pacific
Tales of the South Pacific, James A. Michener	South Pacific
Takekurabe, Ichiyō Higuchi	Takekurabe
Takekurabe, Ichiyō Higuchi	Takekurabe
"Technic", Dana Burnet	The Marriage Clause
"There Shall Be No Darkness", James Blish	The Beast Must Die
"Third Girl from the Right", Robert Carson	Ain't Misbehavin'
The Third Man, Graham Greene	The Third Man
"Those High Society Blues", Dana Burnet	High Society Blues
"The Thought Monster", Amelia Reynolds Long	Fiend Without a Face
"Tonī Takitani", Haruki Murakami	Tony Takitani
Too Far to Go, John Updike	Too Far to Go
"Too Much Speed", Byron Morgan	Too Much Speed
"Toomai of the Elephants", Rudyard Kipling	Elephant Boy
"Train Choir", Jonathan Raymond	Wendy and Lucy
"The Traitor", W. Somerset Maugham	Secret Agent
"Trucks", Stephen King	Maximum Overdrive
"Trucks", Stephen King	Trucks
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Matinee Theater
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Innocents
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Die sündigen Engel
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Nightcomers
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Le tour d'écrou
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Otra vuelta de tuerca
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Nightmare Classics: The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw - Die Drehung der Schraube
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Haunting of Helen Walker
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Presence of Mind
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	Le tour d'écrou
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Others
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	In a Dark Place
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw, Henry James	The Turn of the Screw 3D
"Twenty Minutes", James Salter	Boys
"Two Bad Hats", Monckton Hoffe	The Lady Eve
"Two Bad Hats", Monckton Hoffe	The Birds and the Bees
"Two Can Play", Gerald Mygatt	Two Can Play
"Two Weeks with Pay", Nina Wilcox Putnam	Two Weeks with Pay

U

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"The Undefeated", Irvine Welsh	Ecstasy
"United States Flavor", Ralph G. Kirk	Men of Steel
"Undertaker's Handicap", Byron Morgan	The Roaring Road
"The Unnamable", H. P. Lovecraft	The Unnamable
Up at the Villa, W. Somerset Maugham	Up at the Villa

V

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"Vacation '58", John Hughes	National Lampoon's Vacation
"The Vessel of Wrath", W. Somerset Maugham	Vessel of Wrath
"The Vessel of Wrath", W. Somerset Maugham	The Beachcomber
"The Vessel of Wrath", W. Somerset Maugham	The Vessel of Wrath
"The Vessel of Wrath", W. Somerset Maugham	Wilson's Reward
Vigil in the Night, A. J. Cronin	Vigil in the Night
The Virgin and the Gypsy, D. H. Lawrence	The Virgin and the Gypsy

W

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"Wandering Daughters", Dana Burnet	Wandering Daughters
"The Wax Works", Charles Spencer Belden	Mystery of the Wax Museum
"The Wax Works", Charles Spencer Belden	House of Wax
"The Wax Works", Charles Spencer Belden	House of Wax
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", Philip K. Dick	Total Recall
"We Can Remember It for You Wholesale", Philip K. Dick	Total Recall
"We Don't Live Here Anymore", Andre Dubus	We Don't Live Here Anymore
"Weeds", Stephen King	Creepshow
"Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?", Joyce Carol Oates	Smooth Talk
"The Whipsaw", James Edward Grant	Whipsaw
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Chhalia
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Four Nights of a Dreamer
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Iyarkai
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Ahista Ahista
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Saawariya
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Two Lovers
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights on the Pier
"White Nights", Fyodor Dostoyevsky	White Nights
"Who Am I This Time?", Kurt Vonnegut	Who Am I This Time?
Who Goes There?, John W. Campbell, Jr.	The Thing from Another World
Who Goes There?, John W. Campbell, Jr.	The Thing
Who Goes There?, John W. Campbell, Jr.	The Thing
"Wife Versus Secretary", Faith Baldwin	Wife vs. Secretary
"Wine", William Briggs MacHarg	Wine
"The Wisdom of Eve", Mary Orr	All About Eve
"The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap", William Bowers and D. D. Beauchamp	The Wistful Widow of Wagon Gap
"With Neatness and Dispatch", Kenneth L. Roberts	With Neatness and Dispatch
"The Wonderful Race at Rimrock", D. D. Beauchamp	Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
"World Without End", May Edginton	His Supreme Moment

Y

Short fiction	Film adaptation
"The Yellow Seal", W. C. Tuttle	The Prairie Pirate
"Your Arkansas Traveler", Budd Schulberg	A Face in the Crowd
"Youth Without Youth", Mircea Eliade	Youth Without Youth

Z

Short fiction	Film adaptation
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Mark of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Don Q, Son of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	In the Way of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Bold Caballero
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro Rides Again
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Mark of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro's Fighting Legion
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro's Black Whip
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Son of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Grandson of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Ghost of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Dream of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Lawless Mountain
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Sign of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	El Jinete solitario
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	El jinete solitario en el valle de los buitres
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	El Zorro escarlata en la venganza del ahorcado
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Return of the Monster
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	El Zorro escarlata en diligencia fantasma
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro, the Avenger
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro: El Bandido
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro: Adios El Cuchillo
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro in the Valley of Ghosts
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Northern Courier
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro: The Postponed Wedding
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro: Auld Acquaintance
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	La máscara de la muerte
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	La trampa mortal
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	La venganza de la Sombra
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	El Zorro Vengador
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro at the Spanish Court
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro the Avenger
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Shadow of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Three Swords of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro and the Three Musketeers
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Invincible Masked Rider
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Samson and the Slave Queen
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Duel at the Rio Grande
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Daughters of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Invincibles
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Behind the Mask of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro the Rebel
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro the Fox
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Nephews of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro, the Navarra Marquis
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro in the Court of England
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro's Latest Adventure
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro Kamçılı Süvari
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro'nun İntikamı
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro, Rider of Vengeance
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro the Invincible
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Avenger, Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Erotic Adventures of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Red Hot Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Man with the Golden Winchester
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Mark of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Great Adventure of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Grandson of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Mark of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	Zorro, The Gay Blade
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Mask of Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Amazing Zorro
Zorro, Johnston McCulley	The Legend of Zorro