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Thriller Genre Trends

Thriller Genre Trends

Autor: Aisha Khan , Ai

Número de Páginas: 126

Thriller Genre Trends offers an in-depth exploration of the thriller genre's publishing trends, providing a data-driven analysis of what makes suspense fiction successful. It examines how evolving reader preferences and technological advancements shape the market. The book highlights the impact of author branding and the crucial role of social media and online communities in influencing book sales and engaging readers. Discover how the thriller genre's expansion is tied to elements such as the rise of psychological suspense in the digital era. This study uniquely combines quantitative data analysis with qualitative insights from publishing experts and reader reviews, offering a nuanced view of the thriller market. By dissecting publishing data and sales figures, it uncovers patterns that define the genre's triumphs. The book progresses from introducing key concepts and methodologies to exploring the evolution of thriller subgenres and the impact of author branding. It concludes by discussing the future of the thriller genre and offering practical applications for authors and publishers, including strategies for reaching new audiences.

British Thrillers, 1950-1979

British Thrillers, 1950-1979

Autor: Franz Antony Clinton

Número de Páginas: 455

The three decades following WWII are considered the golden age of the British thriller film. Newer characters like James Bond, along with established icons such as Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple and The Saint, all contributed to the era's bountiful array of cinematic mystery, danger, excitement and suspense. For the first time, the extensive output of British thrillers from 1950 to 1979 is covered in one volume. Themed chapters cover a total of 845 films including spy thrillers, mystery thrillers, psychological thrillers, action-adventure thrillers, and crime thrillers. Within these chapters, films appear chronologically, each with a synopsis/review. Additional information provided for each film includes production companies and alternate British and U.S. titles, and the work includes eight useful appendices.

The Guide to the Top 100 Mystery & Thriller Books

The Guide to the Top 100 Mystery & Thriller Books

Autor: Navneet Singh

Número de Páginas: 41

📖 Table of Contents 1. Introduction The Popularity of Mystery & Thriller Fiction How This List Was Curated Who This Book Is For 2. The Top 100 Books Classic Mystery & Detective Novels (20 books) Psychological Thrillers & Dark Suspense (20 books) Crime & Noir Fiction (20 books) Legal & Political Thrillers (20 books) Modern Bestsellers & Contemporary Thrillers (20 books) 3. Honorable Mentions & Emerging Books Books that Almost Made the List New & Trending Mystery/Thriller Books 4. Conclusion & Recommendations Why Mystery & Thriller Books Are Timeless Suggested Reading Paths Based on Interests (e.g., "Best Books for Fans of Psychological Suspense," "Classic Whodunits for Detective Fiction Lovers") Encouragement to Explore and Discover New Books in the Genre

World's Greatest Horror Stories: Collection of 42 Best Horror Novels of All Time

World's Greatest Horror Stories: Collection of 42 Best Horror Novels of All Time

Autor: H. P. Lovecraft

Número de Páginas: 7587

World's Greatest Horror Stories: Collection of 42 Best Horror Novels of All Time This Combo Collection (Set of 42 Books) includes All-time Bestseller Books. This anthology contains: At the Mountains of Madness: H. P. Lovecraft's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by H. P. Lovecraft The Devil's Pool: George Sand's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by George Sand A Christmas Carol in Prose; Being a Ghost Story of Christmas: Charles Dickens's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Charles Dickens The King in Yellow: Robert W. Chambers's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Robert W. Chambers Frankenstein or, The Modern Prometheus: Mary W. Shelley's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Mary W. Shelley The Boats of the Glen Carrig: William Hope Hodgson's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by William Hope Hodgson The Vampyre a Tale: John William Polidori's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by John William Polidori The Best Psychic Stories: Joseph Lewis French's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Joseph Lewis French The Devil Doctor: Sax Rohmer's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Sax Rohmer The Turn of the Screw: Henry James's Best Classic Horror Thrillers by Henry James Green Tea : (Fantasy, Horror, Short Stories, Ghost, ...

No Love Lost (DS Peter Gayle thriller series, Book 16)

No Love Lost (DS Peter Gayle thriller series, Book 16)

Autor: Jack Slater

Número de Páginas: 205

Two calls. One body. Two obvious suspects. When DS Pete Gayle is called to a south Devon farmhouse, he finds the brutally murdered body of its owner in her blood-soaked bed and two men – her son and her husband, his step-father – accusing each other of the murder. With both of them living in the house, their DNA will naturally be all over it, so Pete and his team will need all their skills and experience to untangle this deadly web of deceit and figure out who killed the woman – hopefully before anyone else is slain.

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night

Autor: Inc., International Thriller Writers

Número de Páginas: 582

Lock the doors. Draw the shades. Pull up the covers and be prepared for Thriller to keep you up all night! Featuring North America’s foremost thriller authors, Thriller was the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Revisit these heart-pumping tales of suspense, including thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature characters that made such authors as David Morrell and John Lescroart famous to some of the hottest new voices in the genre, this blockbuster will tantalize and terrify. Previously published. “An electrifying collection from an all-star lineup.” —VINCE FLYNN

How to Write a Damn Good Thriller

How to Write a Damn Good Thriller

Autor: James N. Frey

Número de Páginas: 301

A quick look at any fiction bestseller list reveals that thrillers make up most of the titles at the top. HOW TO WRITE A DAMN GOOD THRILLER will help the aspiring novelist or screenwriter to design, draft, write, and polish a thriller that is sure to grab readers. Frey uses examples from both books and movies and addresses the following hot topics: *Germinal ideas *Breathing life into great thriller characters *Crafting a gripping opening *Maintaining tension *Creating obstacles and conflicts *Writing a mean, lean thriller scene *Adding surprise twists *Building a smashing climax and many more. In his trademark approachable and humorous style, Frey illuminates the building blocks of great thrillers and gives the reader the tools to write his or her own.

Birth of the Financial Thriller

Birth of the Financial Thriller

Autor: Mikkel Krause Frantzen

Número de Páginas: 272

Discover the untold story of the financial thriller, a genre pioneered by Canadian banker-turned-author Paul Erdman from a Swiss prison cell. Starting with the publication of The Billion Dollar Sure Thing in 1973, this book explores the genre's evolution as a popular and even vulgar genre of financialisation, characterised by volatile plots centred on currency speculation where the central mystery is money, not murder. By contextualising the rise of financial thrillers within the dramatic events of the 1970s, such as the abolition of the Bretton Woods system and the oil crises, this book illustrates how a genre found the world of finance during a particular historical moment, but also how the world of finance found its genre. This compelling narrative connects the past to our present financial landscape, making it essential for anyone interested in the intersection of economic, literary and cultural history.

Writing and Selling Thriller Screenplays

Writing and Selling Thriller Screenplays

Autor: Lucy V. Hay

Número de Páginas: 149

Writing and Selling Thriller Screenplays has the lowdown on how to get your thriller feature script on to the page, and how to get it in front of producers and investors. First published in 2013, this new edition offers an all-new resources section and a host of new case studies that map the considerable changes of the past decade. With marketplace disruptors such as Netflix and the first phases of The Marvel Cinematic Universe leaving their mark, new opportunities have been created for screenwriters and filmmakers who are keen to get their stories in front of industry professionals. This time around, Lucy V Hay doesn't just guide you through the writing of movies, but spec TV pilots too. Putting iconic, mixed-genre projects under the microscope -such as Stranger Things (horror thriller), Brooklyn 99 (comedy thriller) and Lost (sci fi thriller) - she considers what writers can learn from these shows. She also argues that the lone protagonist in a thriller has had its day and looks at how the genre is moving into a space beyond 'The Hero's Journey'. Case studies to support this include The Hunger Games, Captain Marvel, Iron Man and many more. Finally, the book considers how the...

The Vigilante Thriller

The Vigilante Thriller

Autor: Cary Edwards

Número de Páginas: 257

This is a detailed examination of vigilantism in 1970s American film, from its humble niche beginnings as a response to relaxing censorship laws to its growth into a unique subgenre of its own. Cary Edwards explores the contextual factors leading to this new cycle of films ranging from Joe (1970) and The French Connection (1971) to Dirty Harry (1971) and Taxi Driver (1976), all of which have been challenged by contemporary critics for their gratuitous, copycat-inspiring violence. Yet close analysis of these films reveals a recurring focus on the emerging moral panic of the 1970s, a problematisation of Law and Order's role in contemporary society, and an increasing awareness of the impossibility of American myths of identity.

Write a Bestselling Thriller

Write a Bestselling Thriller

Autor: Matthew Branton

Número de Páginas: 293

Write a Bestselling Thriller: Strategies to Get Your Book Published is a step by step guide to putting together an unputdownable narrative. It takes you on a journey through each component of the thriller, breaking the process down into key factors such as the Hero, the Trigger, the Story, Scenes and Style. The whole of the second part is devoted to the publishing process, while the book features hundreds of pratical exercises. There are diagnostic tests, case studies, practical exercises and Aide Memoire boxes. Each chapter concludes with a reminder of the key points of the chapter (Focus Points) and a round-up of what to expect in the next (Next Step) will whet your appetite for what's coming and how it relates to what you've just read.

The Political Thriller in Contemporary American Cinema

The Political Thriller in Contemporary American Cinema

Autor: Krešimir Bobaš

Número de Páginas: 230

The Political Thriller in Contemporary American Cinema examines how political thriller films (de)construct and reflect the sociopolitical realities of the second half of the twentieth century, as well as the first two decades of the twenty-first century. The book highlights the convergence between the cinematic narrative, its underlying political discourse, and the audience’s perception of it. Through a critical lens, it analyzes how contemporary films utilize characterization, narrative, and suspense to examine topics of governance, malfeasance, and power dynamics. By referring to films such as The Manchurian Candidate, Zero Dark Thirty, and Snowden, this book traces the evolution of the political thriller, questioning how its narratives mirror issues such as covert operations, the erosion of democracy, and governmental surveillance. In turn, the conspiratorial and underlying paranoid nature of these films serves as a reflection of societal anxieties and a metaphorization of the levers of power in America’s modern-day democracy. Consequently, this book serves as a contribution to the growing body of research on political cinema and the way it simultaneously reflects and...

History and Story in the American Political Thriller Film

History and Story in the American Political Thriller Film

Autor: Pablo Castrillo Maortua

Número de Páginas: 293

In this book, Pablo Castrillo Maortua analyzes the emergence of the political thriller in Hollywood at a time of angst and turmoil in the United States. The Cold War, the nuclear age, domestic and international scandals, and an increasingly deceitful political culture catalyzed a filmmaking current that would gradually develop its own narrative form and aesthetics into a new genre. Castrillo Maortua explores the dramatic identity and design of the American political thriller, tracking the close correlation between the evolution of the genre and the history of the United States from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the 9/11 terrorist attacks and the ensuing War on Terror. Ultimately, the author demonstrates how the American political thriller defies Hollywood conventions and cultural presuppositions with an entertaining yet critical view of the state of politics. Scholars of film studies, screenwriting, and genre theory will find this book of particular interest.

Crime Fiction

Crime Fiction

Autor: John Scaggs

Número de Páginas: 192

Provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction.

AKASHVANI

AKASHVANI

Autor: All India Radio (air), New Delhi

Número de Páginas: 80

"Akashvani" (English) is a programme journal of ALL INDIA RADIO, it was formerly known as The Indian Listener. It used to serve the listener as a bradshaw of broadcasting ,and give listener the useful information in an interesting manner about programmes, who writes them, take part in them and produce them along with photographs of performing artists. It also contains the information of major changes in the policy and service of the organisation. The Indian Listener (fortnightly programme journal of AIR in English) published by The Indian State Broadcasting Service, Bombay, started on 22 December, 1935 and was the successor to the Indian Radio Times in English, which was published beginning in July 16 of 1927. From 22 August ,1937 onwards, it used to published by All India Radio, New Delhi. From 1950,it was turned into a weekly journal. Later, The Indian listener became "Akashvani" (English ) w.e.f. January 5, 1958. It was made fortnightly journal again w.e.f July 1,1983. NAME OF THE JOURNAL: AKASHVANI LANGUAGE OF THE JOURNAL: English DATE, MONTH & YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 10 DECEMBER, 1967 PERIODICITY OF THE JOURNAL: Weekly NUMBER OF PAGES: 80 VOLUME NUMBER: Vol. XXXII. No. 50...

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction

Autor: Joyce G. Saricks

Número de Páginas: 402

This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres.

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, Second Edition

The Readers' Advisory Guide to Genre Fiction, Second Edition

Autor: Joyce G. Saricks

Número de Páginas: 402

Experienced librarian and coach Ruth Metz outlines a focused and results-oriented plan for achieving the best results from staff members through a coaching style of management.

Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction

Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction

Autor: Bernice M. Murphy

Número de Páginas: 161

Key Concepts in Contemporary Popular Fiction represents an invaluable starting point for students wishing to familiarise themselves with this exciting and rapidly evolving area of literary studies. It provides an accessible, concise and reliable overview of core critical terminology, key theoretical approaches, and the major genres and sub-genres within popular fiction. Because popular fiction is significantly shaped by commercial forces, the book also provides critical and historical contexts for terminology related to e-books, e-publishing, and self-publishing platforms. By using focusing in particular on post-2000 trends in popular fiction, the book provides a truly up-to-date snapshot of the subject area and its critical contexts.

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night

Thriller: Stories To Keep You Up All Night

Autor: Heather Graham , Alex Kava , Lee Child , James Grippando , J. A. Konrath , James Siegel

Número de Páginas: 572

Featuring North America's foremost thriller authors, Thriller is the first collection of pure thriller stories ever published. Offering up heart-pumping tales of suspense in all its guises are thirty-two of the most critically acclaimed and award-winning names in the business. From the signature characters that made such authors as David Morrell and John Lescroart famous, to four of the hottest new voices in the genre, this blockbuster will tantalize and terrify. Lock the doors, draw the shades, pull up the covers and be prepared for Thriller to keep you up all night.

The Legal Thriller from Gardner to Grisham

The Legal Thriller from Gardner to Grisham

Autor: Lars Ole Sauerberg

Número de Páginas: 204

This book offers a critically informed yet relaxed historical overview of the legal thriller, a unique contribution to crime fiction where most of the titles have been written by professionals such as lawyers and judges. The legal thriller typically uses court trials as the suspense-creating background for presenting legal issues reflecting a wide range of concerns, from corporate conflicts to private concerns, all in a dramatic but highly informed manner. With authors primarily from the USA and the UK, the genre is one which nonetheless enjoys a global reading audience. As well as providing a survey of the legal thriller, this book takes a gender–focused approach to analyzing recently published titles within the field. It also argues for the fascination of the legal thriller both in the way its narrative pattern parallels that of an actual court trial, and by the way it reflects, frequently quite critically, the concerns of contemporary society.

Crime and Thriller Writing

Crime and Thriller Writing

Autor: Michelle Spring , Laurie R. King

Número de Páginas: 296

Crime and Thriller Writing: A Writers' & Artists' Companion is an essential guide to writing in these exciting genres. PART 1 explores the nature and history of the genre and helpsyou get started with ideas, planning and research. PART 2 includes tips by bestselling crime writers: Mark Billingham, S.J. Bolton, Alafair Burke, Lee Child, N. J. Cooper, Meg Gardiner, Tess Gerritsen, Sophie Hannah, Jim Kelly, Laura Lippman, Gayle Lynds, Alex McBride, Val McDermid, Dreda Say Mitchell, Sara Paretsky, Jill Paton Walsh, George Pelecanos, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson, S. J. Rozan, Guy Saville, Yrsa Sigurðardóttir, Dana Stabenow, Andrew Taylor, Charles Todd and Laura Wilson. PART 3 contains practical advice--from shaping plots and exploring your characters to the meaning of writer's block, the power of the rewrite, and how to find an agent when your novel is complete.

Island Genres, Genre Islands

Island Genres, Genre Islands

Autor: Ralph Crane , Lisa Fletcher

Número de Páginas: 226

'Island Genres, Genre Islands' moves the debate about literature and place onto new ground by exploring the island settings of bestsellers. Through a focus on four key genres—crime fiction, thrillers, popular romance fiction, and fantasy fiction—Crane and Fletcher show that genre is fundamental to both the textual representation of real and imagined islands and to actual knowledges and experiences of islands. The book offers broad, comparative readings of the significance of islandness in each of the four genres as well as detailed case studies of major authors and texts. These include chapters on Agatha’s Christie’s islands, the role of the island in ‘Bondspace,’ the romantic islophilia of Nora Roberts’s Three Sisters Island series, and the archipelagic geography of Ursula Le Guin’s Earthsea. Crane and Fletcher’s book will appeal to specialists in literary studies and cultural geography, as well as in island studies.

Introduction to You (TV series)

Introduction to You (TV series)

Autor: Gilad James, Phd

Número de Páginas: 85

"You" is a psychological thriller television series that premiered on Lifetime in 2018 and was later picked up by Netflix for its second season. The show centers around a charming and intelligent bookstore manager named Joe Goldberg, who becomes obsessed with a customer named Guinevere Beck after a chance encounter in his store. As he begins to stalk her through social media and manipulate his way into her life, Joe’s dark and dangerous personality is revealed, and his actions escalate to murder in order to eliminate anyone who threatens his relationship with Beck. The show has gained a cult following for its captivating storyline and superb acting from both Penn Badgley, who portrays Joe, and Victoria Pedretti, who plays Love Quinn, Joe’s love interest in season two. Additionally, the show explores themes such as toxic masculinity, mental illness, social media obsession, and the blurred lines of morality. Viewers are left questioning their own perceptions of love and the lengths one will go to protect it. Overall, "You" is a gripping and thought-provoking show that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats.

Writers' Handbook 2026

Writers' Handbook 2026

Autor: J. Paul Dyson

Número de Páginas: 1616

The 2026 edition of firstwriter.com’s annual directory for writers is the perfect book for anyone searching for literary agents, book publishers, or magazines. It contains over 1,400 listings, including revised and updated listings from the 2025 edition, and over 200 brand new entries. Finding the information you need is now quicker and easier than ever before, with multiple tables and a detailed index, and unique paragraph numbers to help you get to the listings you’re looking for. The variety of tables helps you navigate the listings in different ways, and includes a Table of Authors, which lists over 5,000 authors and tells you who represents them, or who publishes them, or both. The number of genres in the index has expanded to over 950. So, for example, while there was only one option for “Romance” in previous editions, you can now narrow this down to Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance, Supernatural / Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Diverse Romance, Erotic Romance, Feminist Romance, Christian Romance, or even Amish Romance. The new edition includes: · Over 600 literary agents and agencies; · Over 350 magazines; and · Over 400 publishers that don’t...

The Tropoholic's Guide to Universal Thriller Tropes

The Tropoholic's Guide to Universal Thriller Tropes

Autor: Cindy Dees

Número de Páginas: 383

NYT and USAT bestselling author and screenwriter, Cindy Dees, brings her formidable skills as a master storyteller and veteran writing teacher to this encyclopedic series analyzing the major tropes used in commercial thriller fiction, film, television, and more. In this volume, Cindy does in-depth analysis of 40 iconic thriller tropes found across all sub-genres of thriller fiction. Written by a working writer for working writers, this is a comprehensive reference guide and brainstorming tool to help you quickly generate ideas, create characters and plot, revise and edit, brand and market your story. You’ll write faster, cleaner, and deliver your audience a story they’ll recognize and love. If you’re writing a novel, script, play, comic, graphic novel, video game script, or other story format that includes a thriller element, this book is for you. Each trope entry includes: · detailed definition and analysis · list of adjacent tropes · list of reasons why audiences love this trope · descriptions of all obligatory scenes necessary to structure this trope correctly · list of additional key scenes important to this trope · an extensive list of questions to think about...

A Cultural History of Marriage in the Modern Age

A Cultural History of Marriage in the Modern Age

Autor: Christina Simmons

Número de Páginas: 230

Spanning cultures across the 20th century, this volume explores how marriage, especially in the West, was disestablished as the primary institution organizing social life. In the developing world, the economic, social, and legal foundations of traditional marriage are stronger but also weakening. Marriage changed because an industrial wage economy reduced familial patriarchal control of youth and women and spurred demands and possibilities for greater autonomy and choice in love. After the Second World War, when more married women pursued education and employment, and gays and lesbians gained visibility, feminism and gay liberation also challenged patriarchal and restrictive gender roles and helped to reshape marriage. In 1920 most people married for life; in the twenty-first century fewer marry, and serial monogamy prevails. Marriage is more diverse and flexible in form but also more fragile and optional than it once was. Over the century control of courtship shifted from parents to youth, and friends, as opposed to kin, became more important in sustaining marriages. Dual-wage-earner families replaced the male breadwinner. Social and political liberalism assailed conservative...

High Crimes: A totally gripping unputdownable crime thriller (August High Book 1)

High Crimes: A totally gripping unputdownable crime thriller (August High Book 1)

Autor: Dan Ames

Número de Páginas: 137

A USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR They thought they could bury the truth. They were wrong. When Detroit private investigator August High finds the body of a young artist, Holla, brutally murdered in an abandoned warehouse, he steps into a world of secrets that stretches far beyond the city’s borders. Determined to uncover the truth, High’s investigation pulls him into a dangerous web of lies, where he must navigate between corrupt officials, a ruthless crime syndicate, and a deadly international conspiracy. Each clue takes him deeper into the shadows, where one wrong move could mean his last. Fast-paced and relentlessly gripping, this action-packed thriller pits August High against an enemy hidden in plain sight. As the body count rises and the stakes escalate, High knows he’s in a race against time—and against an adversary who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried. For fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly, and Robert Crais, this is a story that keeps you hooked until the very last page.

The Triumph of the Thriller

The Triumph of the Thriller

Autor: Patrick Anderson

Número de Páginas: 298

"In his provocative, caustic, and often hilarious survey of today's popular fiction, Anderson shows us who the best thriller writers are - and the worst. He shows how Michael Connelly was inspired by Raymond Chandler, how George Pelecanos toiled in obscurity while he mastered his craft, how Sue Grafton created the first great woman private eye, and how Thomas Harris transformed an insane cannibal into the charming man of the world who made FBI agent Clarice Starling his lover."--BOOK JACKET.

The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema

The Erotic Thriller in Contemporary Cinema

Autor: Linda Ruth Williams

Número de Páginas: 486

This bold and original book examines in detail a relatively new genre of film--the erotic thriller. Linda Ruth Williams traces the genre's exploitation of pornography and noir, discusses mainstream stars (including Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone) as well as genre-branded direct-to-video stars, charts the work of key producers and directors, and considers home videos as a distinct form of viewing pleasure. She maps the history of the genre, analyzing hundreds of movies from blockbusters such as Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction, and In the Cut to straight-to-video film titles such as Carnal Crimes, Sins of Desire, and Night Eyes. Williams's witty and illuminating readings tell the story of this sensational genre and contribute to the analysis of mainstream screen sex--and its censorship--at the beginning of the 21st century. She shows that as the erotic thriller plays out the sexual fantasies of contemporary America, it also provides a vehicle for marketing those fantasies globally.

Targeting Media

Targeting Media

Autor: Annemarie Lopez

Número de Páginas: 152

"The Targeting Media series breaks down each media form into its components and provides sample texts, information on the structure and feature of each text type and structured teaching units. Each text type is given comprehensive coverage with a clear descriptive overview followed by interesting lessons for students in middle high school."--P. [4].

This Is a Thriller

This Is a Thriller

Autor: Alan Warren

Número de Páginas: 220

The late 1950s and early 1960s were the golden years of horror television. Anthology series such as Way Out and Great Ghost Tales, along with certain episodes of Twilight Zone and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, were among the shows that consistently frightened a generation of television viewers. And perhaps the best of them all was Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff. In Thriller the horror was gothic, with a darker, bleaker vision of life than its contemporaries. The show's origins and troubled history is first discussed here, followed by biographies of such key figures as producer William Frye, executive producer Hubbell Robinson, writers Robert Bloch and Donald S. Sanford, and Karloff. The episode guide covers all 67 installments, providing airdate, production credits, cast, plot synopses and critical evaluations.

Politics in Popular Movies

Politics in Popular Movies

Autor: John S. Nelson

Número de Páginas: 257

Popular movies can be surprisingly smart about politics - from the portentous politics of state or war, to the grassroots, everyday politics of family, romance, business, church and school. Politics in Popular Movies analyses the politics in many well-known films across four popular genres: horror, war, thriller and science fiction. The book's aims are to appreciate specific movies and their shared forms, to understand their political engagements and to provoke some insightful conversations. The means are loosely related 'film takes' that venture ambitious, playful and engaging arguments on political styles encouraged by recent films. Politics in Popular Movies shows how conspiracy films expose oppressive systems; it explores how various thrillers prefigured American experiences of 9/11 and shaped aspects of the War on Terror; how some horror films embrace new media, while others use ultra-violence to spur political action; it argues that a popular genre is emerging to examine non-linear politics of globalisation, terrorism and more. Finally it analyses the ways in which sci-fi movies reflect populist politics from the Occupy and Tea Party movements, rethink the political...

Alguien tiene un secreto / Two Can Keep a Secret

Alguien tiene un secreto / Two Can Keep a Secret

Autor: Karen M. Mcmanus

Número de Páginas: 0

¡El nuevo libro de la autora de Alguien está mintiendo / One of Us is Lying, el thriller Young Adult best seller a nivel mundial! Ellery es nueva en Echo Ridges, pero ya lo sabe todo sobre el pueblo. Aquí, a veces, las chicas desaparecen... y sus asesinatos siguen sin resolverse. Aunque las clases no han empezado aún, la futura reina del baile ha sido amenazada y una chica ha desaparecido... y todo apunta a que Ellery también está peligro. Y es que en Echo Ridges, todo el mundo tiene un secreto, y algunos secretos son peligrosos... Ellery tiene diecisiete años y una obsesión con el misterio. La hermana gemela de su madre desapareció cuando era adolescente en Echo Bridges, un pueblito de Nueva Inglaterra que ha vuelto a los titulares hace poco por el asesinato de otra chica, la reina del baile del instituto local. Cuando Ellery y su propio hermano gemelo Ezra se tienen que mudar con su abuela al pueblo, la obsesión de Ellery se topa con la realidad. Otra chica ha desaparecido, alguien ha amenazado públicamen-te a la siguiente reina del baile, y el chico que le gusta a Ellery es el principal sospechoso de la policía. Ellery sabe bastante de secretos. Su madre los tiene;...

Movies and the Modern Psyche

Movies and the Modern Psyche

Autor: Sharon Packer Md

Número de Páginas: 217

By looking at the interactions between cinema and psychology, Packer offers readers clear and basic insights into some of the most fundamental reasons why film is such an important influence upon our lives today. Movies and the Modern Psyche first describes the basic concepts of psychoanalysis, experimental psychology, behavioral conditioning, and hypnosis, which have all played major roles in the histories of both film and psychiatry. It then goes on to discuss the recent rise in film therapy, drug treatments, treatment for drug abuse, and the closing of asylums, to show how shifts in treatment techniques, theories, and settings are foreshadowed and fossilized by film. Psychology and cinema are kindred cousins, born at the same time and developing together, so that each influences the other. From the mind-controlling villains that occupy early horror films and Cold War thrillers (like Caligari, Mabuse, and The Ipcress File), to the asylums that house numberless political allegories and personal dramas (in Shock Corridor, Spellbound, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, and Girl Interrupted), to the drugs, phobias, and disorders that pervade so many of our favorite films (including,...

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