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Annihilation adaptations: books & films
Every version of Annihilation — the books & films, compared across media.
Annihilation centres on Area X — a sealed-off zone cut off from the rest of the continent for decades, where nature has reclaimed all traces of human civilization and the laws of the natural world no longer hold. Successive expeditions venture in expecting the unexpected; what they find defies explanation. The Nebula Award-winning 2014 novel and the 2018 science-fiction horror film each tell this story of a biologist, secrets, and a landscape that resists understanding.
Annihilation films
Annihilation books
Frequently asked
Is Annihilation (2018) based on a book?
Yes. The 2018 film Annihilation is based on the 2014 novel Annihilation, a Nebula Award winner, which follows the twelfth expedition into the strange, nature-reclaimed region known as Area X.
How many versions of Annihilation are there?
There are two versions covered here: the 2014 novel Annihilation and the 2018 science-fiction horror film Annihilation, both centred on mysterious expeditions into Area X.
Should I read the book or watch the film first?
Both stand on their own. The 2014 novel Annihilation goes deeper into Area X and the expedition's findings, while the 2018 film Annihilation offers a concise, atmospheric entry into the same unsettling premise.