Rosemary's Baby is a 1967 horror novel by American writer Ira Levin; it was his second published book. The novel follows a young couple who move into an apartment building, where they befriend an older couple in the neighboring apartment, who become increasingly involved when Rosemary becomes pregnant. It was the best-selling horror novel of the 1960s, selling over four million copies. The high popularity of the novel was a catalyst for a boom in popularity for horror fiction, which achieved enormous commercial success in its wake. In 1968, Roman Polanski adapted the novel as a film of the same name, amongst other adaptations.
Adaptations (3)
Rosemary's Baby has been adapted 3 times, across film and miniseries, from 1968 to 2024. The most recent is Apartment 7A (2024).
Rosemary's Baby1968 · film · 137 min · dir. Roman Polanski · IMDb ↗A young couple, Rosemary and Guy, moves into an infamous New York apartment building, known by frightening legends and mysterious events, with the purpose of starting a family.
Rosemary's Baby2014 · miniseries · 170 min · IMDb ↗IMDb5.5Young Rosemary Woodhouse and her husband Guy move in with a rich couple, who soon take an unusual interest in the Woodhouses' attempts to have a second baby after Rosemary miscarried the first one. Guy soon has unusual success and Rosemary becomes pregnant, but it becomes clear that the two are connected and that the pregnancy may not be all that Rosemary hoped for...
Apartment 7A2024 · film · 107 min · dir. Natalie Erika James · IMDb ↗A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.
