The ruins follows two american couples enjoying a pleasant, lazy beach holiday together in mexico. The main characters of the ruins novel are jeff, eric ross. The novel was released on july 18, 2006 isbn 1400043875. Apr 06, 2008 in the ruins, funloving youths on holiday in mexico make a day trip to an ancient mayan ruin where they become trapped by flesheating vines. The ruins is the latest in a long line of horror films for the twenty something audience. Interestingly, the ruins comes executive produced by no less than ben stiller. Smith s novel, the ruins refuses to make the mistake of too many conventional horror flicks by not going overthetop with the situation, the monster or the horrific thrills. The escalating nightmare of the groups fate evolves inexorably from their personalities, in a way reminiscent of greek tragedy, so smith couldnt get away with the flimsy figurines that populate more genre fiction. The escalating nightmare of the groups fate evolves inexorably from their. Cain, think of thomas harriseven think of jane smileys a thousand acres, to which smith s book bears a weird thematic resemblance. The ruins by scott smith meet your next favorite book.
Two youngandhot couples are on vacation together in cancun. I love the book but naming it the ruins does indeed seem like a bit of a baitandswitch. It stars jonathan tucker, jena malone, shawn ashmore, laura ramsey and joe anderson. The ruins is chilling, an icy dissection of human nature in a hot, horrifying place. Thirteen years later came his second book, the ruins which instantly became one of my favorite horror novels. As it stands, the ruins is a slightly better than average horror flick, but it doesnt crawl into that nightmare place in your psyche the way it should. Writers similar to or like scott smith author american author and screenwriter, who has published two novels, a simple plan and the ruins.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys womens history month starmeter awards san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. The ruins scott smith this is a straightup horror novel, and it wont be for everyone. Hes such a master, though, that its impossible to look away. The main characters of this horror, fiction story are jeff, eric ross. Jan 12, 2011 i loved the movie a simple plan, which was made from a book of the same name by scott b.
Director carter smith apparently no relation to scott b. Two young couples are on a lazy mexican vacationsundrenched days, drunken nights, making friends with fellow tourists. Published in 2006 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in horror, fiction. The book has a very slow build up before finally going nuclear 75% through. Shawn ashmore, jonathan tucker, jena malone screenplay. The things they carried movie coming from rupert sanders film.
Books by scott b smith writers similar to scott b smith. The ruins is ruthlessly frank about how most of us really behave in extremis. The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is. There is more than one author in the goodreads database with this name. Director smith s imbued his plants with more personality than the people they feed off of, addressing the books most perplexing challenge while neglecting its essence. There are ruins i guess but they do not play a major role and even the way they are visualized in the movie is more prominent than what i imagined reading the book anyway, yes, there is some overthetop stuff that can be interpreted as silly. If you liked the ruins by scott b smith, here are some books like this. The ruins is a horror novel by american author scott smith, set on mexicos yucatan peninsula. Released in 2008 and directed by carter smith based on scott b.
The ruins is directed by carter smith and adapted to screenplay by scott b. The ruins by scott smith and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A simple plan by scott b smith exlibrary paperback book good condition. The ruins follows a group of vacationers on a visit to an archaeological site. Horror adventure in the mayan jungle released in 2008 and directed by carter smith based on scott b. Based on the terrifying bestseller by scott smith, the ruins follows a group of friends who become entangled in a brutal struggle for survival after visiting a remote archaeological dig in the mexican jungle where they discover something deadly living among the ruins. Smith, so when i heard he was writing a scary horror novel, i was pumped. The ruins by scott smith, 9780307390271, available at book depository. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Scott smith s bestselling 2006 novel the ruins seems unlikely material for a movie. The things they carried cast includes tom hardy and more. The story turns grotesque, but smith s command of his characters and their demons is masterful. A satisfyingly gruesome but brutally abbreviated version of author scott b.
Free download or read online the ruins pdf epub book. Smith from his bestselling novel of the same title, and directed by carter smith not related to the author, the film follows four attractive young americans jonathan tucker. Author interview scott smith, author of the ruins bookpage. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
What started out as a fun daytrip slowly spirals into a nightmare when they find an ancient ruins site. Trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine. The book fits specifically into the survival horror genre, which is marked by people doing whatever it takes to conquer their environment and stay alive. Stephen king dean koontz michael crichton douglas j preston, lincoln child james rollins douglas preston, lincoln child cormac mc carthy thomas harris scott smith jon krakauer. Smith s epic downer of a novel, the featurefilm version of the ruins feels like someone blasted through the book with a highlighter in order to assemble the screenplay, and in their haste just happened to overlook some of the most interesting and disturbing details therein. On an impulse, they go off with newfound friends in search of one of their group, the young german who, in pursuit of a girl, has. For which he is, of course, writing the screenplay. The be fair to author scott smith they are very realistic characters. Thirteen years later came his second book, the ruins which. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 509 pages and is available in paperback format. And now he has completed the deeply scary and sometimes darkly humorous horror novel the ruins.
He has published two suspense novels, a simple plan and the ruins, and adapted them for the screen. A few years ago i had already seen the film adaptation and thought it was pretty decent as far as. Scott smith s wrote one of my favorite crime novels with a simple plan that released in 1993. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 319 pages and is available in hardcover format. The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by scott b. Smith, who also wrote the book and film of a simple plan 1998. Lift your spirits with funny jokes, trending memes, entertaining gifs. Spoiler alert dont watch if you plan on reading the book and want everything to be a surprise. Discover the magic of the internet at imgur, a community powered entertainment destination.
Scott b smith is a stock photographer based in midcoast maine with a thirty year catalog of photography for fine art prints and media use. Ive got my fingers crossed that sometime later this decade hell write another one and maybe itll turn out to be the greatest scifi epic ive ever read. The book has been awarded with booker prize, edgar awards and many others. Simply the best suspense novel of this yearhell, of the 1990s.
In the ruins, all of the characters and their vexed interrrelationships are richly and carefully drawn because, in a way, they are the story. I think the first day the ruins hit bookstore shelves, i bought it. The first edition of the novel was published in 2006, and was written by scott smith. Michael grundvig max oshman eric dolecki jobe makar. Smith image from from wed 21 august 2019 to thu 22 august 2019. Music is by graeme revell and cinematography by darius khondji. Scott bechtel smith is an american author and screenwriter. The ruins by scott smith 2006, hardcover, large type large. The ruins by scott smith 2006, hardcover, large type.
Drama, horror stream now the ruins posted by tim brayton posted on apr 9 2008 0 comments. The book is an effective but excessively drawnout account of american teenagers trapped in the ruins of a mayan village who get menaced by killer vinesyes, that pretty much sums up the entire book. Sep 21, 2008 based on the best selling book and adapted for the screen by its author scott b. Smith s characterization and timingthe ability to deliver one quick blow after antohermakes the book so freakishly fun. In 1993, scott smith wowed readers with a simple plan, his stunning debut thriller about what happens when three men find a wre cked plane and bag stuffed with over. The ruins does for mexican vacations what jaws did for new england beaches.
Collider has the scoop on the things they carried movie. Find signed collectible books by scott b smith captives of revolution. Smith, author and screenplay adapter of both a simple plan and the ruins, will tackle the script. Carter smith wikipedia in 2008, he was cast in the ruins, a thriller based on the best selling book by scott smith and directed by sundance awardwinner carter smith. Trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike. Terror has evolvedin the wild interior of the yucatan. Books by scott b smith authors like scott b smith what. The ruins is like all great genre fiction in its irresistible storytelling momentum, but in its lack of mercy, its more like real life. Pdf the ruins book by scott smith free download 509 pages. Published in 2006 the book become immediate popular and critical acclaim in horror, fiction books. Scott smiths wrote one of my favorite crime novels with a simple plan that released in 1993. Smith s next effort was his featurefilm debut with a bigscreen adaptation of scott smith s 2006 horror novel, the ruins. The ruins phoenix wedding photographer mike olbinski. Book overview trapped in the mexican jungle, a group of friends stumble upon a creeping horror unlike anything they could ever imagine.
But if you like creepy happenings and dont mind graphic grossouts, this book is a lot of fun. Smith read online or free download in epub, pdf or mobi ebooks. Scott smith shows us an aspect of ourselves and of human nature wed rather not acknowledge. The storygraph is an affiliate of the featured links.
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