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''Ratman's Notebooks'' is a 1968 horror novel by Stephen Gilbert. Written as a series of diary entries, it tells the story of a reclusive man who discovers he can train rats to do his bidding. Initially, he uses this for some innocent, yet creepy fun. Then he graduates to using them for {{spoiler|thievery}} and finally {{spoiler|murder}}.
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Much like [[Robert Bloch]]'s ''[[Psycho]]'', the book seems to have been influenced by real-life murderer, Ed Gein.
It is perhaps best remembered for its two movie adaptations, both called ''[[Willard]]''. The first was made in 1971 and starred Bruce Davison. The [[Willard (2003)|second one]] was made in 2003 and had [[Back to The Future|Crispin Glover]] cast in the lead role.
The 1971 movie also had a sequel, ''[[Ben]]'', released in 1972. The [[Michael Jackson]] song of the same name was written for this movie and plays over the end credits.
Another thing that may or may not be worthy of note is that the novel is set in England while all three movies are set in the USA.
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* [[Adaptation Distillation]]
* [[Alone with the Psycho]]
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