Happy New Year, books on screen lovers! We’re starting 2014 off strong, in the movie theater, on TV and in your DVD player. If The Desolation of Smaug whet your appetite for epic creatures, then go get your fix with I, Frankenstein, where Dr. Frankenstein's creation, Adam, finds himself in the middle of a world-destroying battle. If you're in the mood for a dark family drama, consider watching the Lifetime movie Flowers in the Attic, based on the cult novel of the same name. Or for lighter fare, pick up Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 on DVD, but make sure you have plenty of snacks by your side or you're sure to get hungry!

In Theaters:

I, Frankenstein
Cast: Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighty, Caitlin Stasey, Aaron Eckhart, Jai Courtney, Miranda Otto, Kevin Grevioux
Director: Stuart Beattie
Distributor: Lionsgate
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Release Date: January 24^th
Based On: I, Frankenstein, graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux

Two hundred years after his shocking creation, Dr. Frankenstein's creature, Adam, still walks the earth. But when he finds himself in the middle of a war over the fate of humanity, Adam discovers he holds the key that could destroy humankind. From the co-writer of the hit supernatural saga, Underworld, comes the action thriller I, Frankenstein, written for the screen and directed by Stuart Beattie, screen story by Kevin Grevioux and Stuart Beattie, based on the Darkstorm Studios graphic novel "I, Frankenstein" created by Kevin Grevioux. The story is brought to life by a cast that includes Aaron Eckhart, Bill Nighy, Yvonne Strahovski, Miranda Otto, Jai Courtney, and Aden Young as Victor Frankenstein. 

On TV:

“Flowers in the Attic”
Cast: Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye, Heather Graham, Ellen Burstyn, Dylan Bruce
Network:Lifetime
Air Date: January 18^th at 8 PM/EST
Based On: FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC by V.C. Andrews

Based on V.C. Andrews’ controversial book that quickly became a cult classic, the Lifetime Original Movie "Flowers in the Attic" weaves the twisted story of the Dollanganger kids who, after the unexpected death of their father, are convinced by their mother Corrine (Heather Graham) to stay hidden in the attic of their wealthy grandparents’ mansion so she can reclaim the family fortune. But as her visits begin to wane after she becomes involved with a new husband (Dylan Bruce), the children endure unimaginable treatment at the hands of their ruthless grandmother Olivia Foxworth (Ellen Burstyn). As years go by and the eldest children Cathy (Kiernan Shipka) and Christopher (Mason Dye) come of age, both emotionally and physically, their family’s sordid past entraps them further as they look to each other for comfort.

"The Vampire Diaries," Season Five
Cast: Nina Dobrev, Paul Wesley, Ian Somerhalder
Network: The CW
Air Dates: Thursdays, 8 PM/ET
Based On: The Vampire Diaries series by L.J. Smith

Mystic Falls becomes the target town for vampires with the return of Stefan and Damon Salvatore. Stefan, the controlled brother who's focused on his humanity, enrolls at high school to make an attempt at a normal life, whereas Damon, his dashing, gorgeous, irresistible and dangerous brother makes Stefan's life a misery, while trying to steal his girlfriend, Elena, along the way. With the confusing emotions, deceiving acts and hidden talents comes a deep history from 1864 that Damon is determined to overcome by rescuing the Salvatore brothers' old love, Katherine, with the help of Elena's witch friend.

On DVD:

Carrie
Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Judy Greer, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell, Gabriella Wilde, Ansel Elgort, Julianne Moore
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Distributor: Sony Pictures
MPAA Rating: R
Release Date: January 14^th
Based On: CARRIE by Stephen King

Carrie is a reimaging of a classic horror tale about Carrie White, a shy girl outcast by her peers and sheltered by her deeply religious mother, who unleashes telekinetic terror on her small town after being pushed too far at her senior prom.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2
Cast: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Will Forte, Andy Samberg, Benjamin Bratt, Neil Patrick Harris, Terry Crews, Kristen Schaal
Director: Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn
MPAA Rating: PG
Release Date: January 28^th
Based On: CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS by Judi Barrett

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 picks up where Sony Pictures Animation's mouth-watering comedy left off. Inventor Flint Lockwood thought he saved the world when he destroyed his most infamous invention --- a machine that turned water into food causing cheeseburger rain and spaghetti tornadoes. But Flint soon learns that his invention survived and is now creating food-animals --- 'foodimals!' Flint and his friends embark on a dangerously delicious mission to battle hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees, hippotatomuses, cheespiders and other foodimals to save the world --- again!