Recommended reading - Nightmares & Dreamscapes, by Stephen King (1993):

Nightmares & Dreamscapes

By Stephen King.

Published by Scribner.

First published 1993.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 1501192035

ISBN-13: 978-1501192036

Description:

Includes the story “It Grows on You” – set in the fictional town of Castle Rock, Maine.

The classic short story collection from #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephen King.

A wrong turn on a lonely road lands a wayward couple in Rock and Roll Heaven, Oregon, where there’s no escaping the free nightly concert…. A novelty toy becomes an unexpected and terrifying instrument of self-defense…. An ex-con pieces together a map to unearth a stolen million dollars – but at what price?... A private investigator in Depression-era Los Angeles is finding his life unraveling as he discovers the shocking truth of who he really is…. A third-grade teacher is willing to dig deep in order to exact revenge for his murdered wife.... These are just some of the haunting scenarios to be found in this classic collection – spellbinding tales from the darkest places and the unparalleled imagination of fiction’s master storyteller. Stories include: Dolan's Cadillac; The End of the Whole Mess; Suffer the Little Children; The Night Flier; Popsy; It Grows on You; Chattery Teeth; Dedication; The Moving Finger; Sneakers; You Know They Got a Hell of a Band; Home Delivery; Rainy Season; My Pretty Pony; Sorry, Right Number; The Ten O'Clock People; Crouch End; The House on Maple Street; The Fifth Quarter; The Doctor's Case; Umney's Last Case; Head Down; Brooklyn August.

On this day in movie history - Fire in the Sky (1993):

Fire in the Sky

directed by Robert Lieberman,

written by Tracy Tormé,

based on the book The Walton Experience by Travis Walton,

was released in the United States on March 12, 1993.
Music by Mark Isham.

Cast:

D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Henry Thomas, Bradley Gregg, Noble Willingham, Kathleen Wilhoite, James Garner, Georgia Emelin, Scott MacDonald, Wayne Grace, Kenneth White, Robert Covarrubias, Bruce Wright, Robert Biheller, Tom McGranahan Sr., Julie Ariola, Peter Vasquez, Gordon Scott, Mical Shannon Lewis, Courtney Esler, Holly Hoffman, Marcia MacLaine, Glen Lee, Vernon Barkhurst, Jerry Basham, Teresa Fox, Travis Walton, Susan Castillo, Jane Ferguson, Nancy Neifert, Charley Lang, Lynn Marie Sager, Mari Padron, John Breedlove, Frank Chavez, Louis A. Lotorto, Ronald Lee Marriott, Shinichi Mine, Scott M. Seekins, Eric Wilsey, Dana Walton, Natasha Henry.

On this day in music history - Groove Milk, by Carolyn Wonderland and the Imperial Monkeys (1993):

Groove Milk

Album by Carolyn Wonderland and the Imperial Monkeys,

released February 22, 1993.

Track list:

Dinosaur Song; 100 Hands; Comfort Table; Wrong Side Of Dead; Darling Girl (Boy); Oh Father; Every Word She Says; Much Too Much; Dives And Divas; Countin' On You.

On this day in movie history - Groundhog Day (1993):

Groundhog Day

directed by Harold Ramis,

written by Harold Ramis and Danny Rubin,

based on a story by Danny Rubin,

was released in the United States on February 2, 1993.

Music by George Fenton.

Cast:

Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell, Chris Elliott, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brian Doyle-Murray, Marita Geraghty, Angela Paton, Rick Ducommun, Rick Overton, Robin Duke, Ken Hudson Campbell, David Pasquesi, Richard Henzel, Rob Riley, Hynden Walch, Michael Shannon, Les Podewell, Rod Sell, Harold Ramis.

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On this day in movie history - Matinee (1993):

Matinee

directed by Joe Dante,

written by Charles S. Haas,

based on a story by Jerico Stone and Charles S. Haas,

was released in the United States on January 29, 1993.
Music by Jerry Goldsmith.

Cast:

John Goodman, Cathy Moriarty, Simon Fenton, Omri Katz, Lisa Jakub, Kellie Martin, Jesse Lee Soffer, Lucinda Jenney, James Villemaire, Robert Picardo, Jesse White, Dick Miller, John Sayles, David Clennon, Lucy Butler, Georgie Cranford, Nick Bronson, Cory Barlog, George Carson, Joe Gonzalez, Belinda Balaski, Charles S. Haas, Mark McCracken, Archie Hahn, Naomi Watts, Chris Stacy, Allison McKay, Glenda Chism, Aaron Stormer, Lana Bucciarelli, Richard Rossomme, D. Christian Gottshall, Bernard Blanding, Dennis Neal, Luke Halpin, Eulan Middlebrooks, Elizabeth Dimon, Shane Obedzinski, Summer-Healy Chapin, James Scott Hess, Shawn Edward Watkins, Danny Hanemann, Jesse Zeigler, Andy Isaacs, Joe Candelora, Steve Zurk, Mary Moriarty, John Paul Lehman, Jacob Witkin, Tracy Roberts, Marc Macaulay, Timothy Bass, Jeff Breslauer, Molly Conole, Peggy O'Neal, Colette Piceau, Steve DuMouchel, Kurt Smildsin, Michael T. Kelly, Ike Pappas, Brett Rice, Chris M. Allport, Robert Cornthwaite, Joey Fatone, Caroline Macey, Kevin McCarthy, Sherrie Provence, William Schallert, Elijah Vorrasi.

On this day in movie history - Grumpy Old Men (1993):

Grumpy Old Men

directed by Donald Petrie,

written by Mark Steven Johnson,

was released in the United States on December 25, 1993.
Music by Alan Silvestri.

Cast:

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Ann-Margret, Burgess Meredith, Daryl Hannah, Kevin Pollak, Ossie Davis, Buck Henry, Christopher McDonald, Steve Cochran, Joe Howard, Isabell O'Connor, Buffy Sedlachek, John Carroll Lynch, Charles Brin, Oliver Osterberg, Joel Edwards, Steven Mark Hahn, Sharon Howard, Larissa Lowthorp, Katie Sagona, Katie Wahlquist.

On this day in movie history - Schindler’s List (1993):

Schindler’s List

directed by Steven Spielberg,

written by Steven Zaillian,

based on the book Schindler’s Ark by Thomas Keneally,

was released in the United States on November 30, 1993.
Music by John Williams.

Cast:

Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Małgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Beatrice Macola, Andrzej Seweryn, Friedrich von Thun, Jerzy Nowak, Norbert Weisser, Albert Misak, Michael Gordon, Aldona Grochal, Uri Avrahami, Michael Schneider, Miri Fabian, Anna Mucha, Adi Nitzan, Jacek Wójcicki, Beata Paluch, Piotr Polk, Bettina Kupfer, Grzegorz Kwas, Kamil Krawiec, Henryk Bista, Ezra Dagan, Rami Heuberger, Elina Löwensohn, Krzysztof Luft, Harry Nehring, Wojciech Klata, Paweł Deląg, Hans-Jörg Assmann, August Schmölzer, Hans-Michael Rehberg, Daniel Del Ponte, Adam Siemion, Jochen Nickel, Ludger Pistor, Oliwia Dąbrowska.

Recommended reading - The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s (1993):

The Mammoth Book of Fantastic Science Fiction: Short Novels of the 1970s

Presented by Isaac Asimov.

Published 1993.

Published by Running Press.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 088184795X

ISBN-13: 978-0881847956

Description:

10 short novels.

Works by Poul Anderson, Donald Kingsbury, Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Robert Silverberg, and others highlight a collection of science fiction from the heyday of the genre.

Contents:

Born with the Dead, by Robert Silverberg; The Moon Goddess and the Son, by Donald Kingsbury; Tin Soldier, by Joan D. Vinge; In the Problem Pit, by Frederik Pohl; Riding the Torch, by Norman Spinrad; Mouthpiece, by Edward Wellen; ARM, by Larry Niven; The Persistence of Vision, by John Varley; The Queen of Air and Darkness, by Poul Anderson; The Monster and the Maiden, by Gordon R. Dickson.

Recommended reading - Tony and Susan (1993):

Tony and Susan

By Austin Wright.

Filmed as Nocturnal Animals (2016), directed and written by Tom Ford.

Hardcover.
Published 1993.
Published by Grand Central Publishing.
ISBN 13: 9780446582902
ISBN 10: 0446582905
ASIN: 0446582905

Description:

Receiving a manuscript and request for feedback from her vengeful ex-husband of fifteen years, Susan Morrow is drawn into the life of the story's fictional character and confronts a devastating parallel darkness from her own past.

Austin Wright's novel is a disturbing and dazzling work: it describes a special reading experience, combines the suggestiveness of a thriller and the depth of a psychological novel. He talks about fear and regret, revenge and maturation, marriage and failure.