yosarrian in the last stages of his life however the novel was dubbed by critics as too sentimentalrosemarys baby 1967 sequel son of rosemary 1997 author ira levin time gap 30 years considered one of the seminal works in horror literature this book was also turned into a horror film by roman polanski plot a young woman thinks her neighbours belong to a satanic cult and are planning to sacrifice her baby the book is now going to be turned into a tv series as well in levens sequel rosemarys child who is the antichrist brings satan to earth to wipe out mankindsecond foundation 1953 sequel foundations edge 1982 author isaac asimov time gap 29 years second foundation the third book in asimovs popular foundation series was considered at the time of its release as a solid scifi thriller almost 30 years later the author capitulated to fan pressure and an extravagant paycheck and brought out the sequel foundations edge which became his first novel he had written 262 books till then to find a place in the new york times bestseller list it also won him a hugo awardthe witches of eastwick 1984 sequel widows of eastwick 2008 author john updike time gap 24 years multiple pulitzer prizewinner john updike came up with this novel about three witches who are seduced by a man who then dupes them by marrying their friend as a profeminist showcase it was made into a film starring hollywood heavyweights jack nicholson susan sarandon cher and michelle pfeiffer and has also been adapted into tv series and musical the sequel to the book set 30 years after the events in the original also received acclaims for updikes writingpyscho 1959 sequel pyscho ii 1982 author robert bloch time gap 23 years bloch was partly inspired to write pyscho following a reallife incident involving ed gein a body snatcher and murderer who kept the corpses at home as trophies alfred hitchcock adapted the novel into a blockbuster horror film that only made the book even more popular in the sequel bates escapes from his mental asylum and soon a number of murders occur and the mystery deepens interestingly the sequel of the film released almost simultaneously had an entirely different plot as the producers were not satisfied with blochs novelthe hobbit 1937 sequel the fellowship of the ring 1954 author jrr tolkien time gap 17 years tolkien hit upon the idea for the hobbit when he was correcting students answer sheets the book is about bilbo baggins a hobbit who embarks on an adventure after being persuaded by a company of dwarves who are on a mission to reclaim their place from smaug the dragon the hobbit was an instant hit which prompted the publisher to request tolkien for a sequel and so the author began expanding his middle earth and came up with the even more epic and influential the lord of the rings trilogybridget jones the edge of reason 1999 sequel bridget