Question: Whose book inspired the film spoofs in Mad movie parodied by The Hunt For Last October ?

text: List of film spoofs in Mad
Film spoofs list -- 1990s

This list of film spoofs in Mad includes films spoofed (parodied) by the American comic magazine Mad. Usually, an issue of Mad features a spoof of at least one feature film or television program. The works selected by the staff of Mad are typically from cinema and television in the United States. The authors parody the original titles with puns or other wordplay. Characters are caricatured, and lampooned with joke names. These articles typically cover five pages or more, and are presented as a sequential storyline with caricatures and word balloons. The opening page or two-page splash usually consists of the cast of the show introducing themselves directly to the reader; in some parodies, the writers sometimes attempt to circumvent this convention by presenting the characters without such direct exposition. This approach was also used for Mad's television parodies, and came to be identified with the magazine. The style was widely copied by other humor publications. In 1973, the promotional movie poster for Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye was designed in the introductory manner of a Mad parody, including the rectangular word balloons with self-referential dialogue; for verisimilitude, the poster was written and drawn by Mad regulars Frank Jacobs and Jack Davis. Many parodies end with the abrupt deus ex machina appearance of outside characters or pop culture figures who are similar in nature to the film or TV series being parodied, or who comment satirically on the theme. For example, Dr. Phil arrives to counsel the Desperate Housewives, or the cast of Sex and the City show up as the new hookers on Deadwood.
Spoofed Title Actual Title Writer Artist Issue Date
Funny to Shrink the Kids Honey , I Shrunk the Kids ( June 1989 ) ( Genre : Comedy science fiction ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 292 1990-01 January 1990
Legal Wreckin ' Too ! Lethal Weapon 2 ( July 1989 ) ( Genre : Buddy cop action comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Jack Davis 293 1990-04 March 1990
Bleak for the Future Part II Back to the Future Part II ( November 1989 ) ( Genre : Science fiction-adventure comedy ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 295 1990-06 June 1990
Look Who 's Squawking Look Who 's Talking ( October 1989 ) ( Genre : Romantic comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 295 1990-06 June 1990
The Gore of the Roses The War of the Roses ( December 1989 ) ( Genre : Dark comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 296 1990-07 July 1990
The Hunt For Last October The Hunt For Red October ( March 1990 ) ( Genre : Espionage thriller ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 297 1990-09 September 1990
Grimlins PTU ! : The New Botch Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( June 1990 ) ( Genre : Comedy horror ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 298 1990-10 October 1990
RoboCrap 2 RoboCop 2 ( June 1990 ) ( Genre : Cyberpunk action-superhero ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 298 1990-10 October 1990
Teen Rage Moolah Nitwit Turtles Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ( March 1990 ) ( Genre : Superhero science fiction action comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Sam Viviano 298 1990-10 October 1990
Totally Recalled Total Recall ( June 1990 ) ( Genre : Science-fiction action ) Dick DeBartolo Mort Drucker 299 1990-12 December 1990
Casabonkers Casablanca ( November 1942 ) ( Genre : Romantic drama ) Arnie Kogen Mort Drucker 300 1991-01 January 1991
Schtick Tracy Dick Tracy ( June 1990 ) ( Genre : Action comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 300 1991-01 January 1991
Groan with the Wind Gone with the Wind ( December 1939 ) ( Genre : Epic historical romance ) Stan Hart Jack Davis 300 1991-01 January 1991
The Wizard of Odds The Wizard of Oz ( August 1939 ) ( Genre : Musical fantasy ) Frank Jacobs Sam Viviano 300 1991-01 January 1991
Gauche Ghost ( July 1990 ) ( Genre : Romantic fantasy thriller ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 301 1991-03 March 1991
A Knack For Phobias Arachnophobia ( July 1990 ) ( Genre : Horror-comedy ) Dick DeBartolo Paul Coker , Jr 301 1991-03 March 1991
Die Even Harder 2 Die Hard 2 ( July 1990 ) ( Genre : Action ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 302 1991-06 April 1991
Slutty Woman Pretty Woman ( March 1990 ) ( Genre : Romantic comedy ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 302 1991-06 April 1991
Days of Blunder Days of Thunder ( June 1990 ) ( Genre : Sports action drama ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 302 1991-06 April 1991
Flopliners Flatliners ( July 1990 ) ( Genre : Science fiction psychological horror ) Stan Hart Mort Drucker 302 1991-06 April 1991