Everyone has that one movie they watched as a childthat features a severely traumatizing image.

He picks upThe Hound of the Baskervillesand is chased by a giant, angry hound.

(It’s enough to put the whale fromPinocchioto shame.)

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Before ‘Sweetpea’ and ‘Fallout,’ Ella Purnell charmed audiences in this lesser-known Tim Burton film.

Things were further confused whena novelization ofThe Pagemasterwas released.

Kirschner is credited, but the novelization uses Casci’s script.

Ella Purnell & Tim Burton’s Fantasy Adventure Is Burning Up Netflix 8 Years Later (Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, MINI)

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(Both have screenplay credit in the final credits.)

Things only got crazier whenThe Pagemasterwound up being part of a lawsuit involvingSteven Spielberg.

This prestige also extends to the live action sections, which were directed byJoe Johnston.

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(Those same instincts would serve Johnston well in his remake ofThe Wolfman.

If you love books, you might second guess that love after a viewing of thisfantasy adventure.

The Pagemasteris available to rent on Prime Video in the U.S.

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Rent on Prime Video

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