Terror in the Desert
Terror in the Desert

Author: Brad Sykes

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2018-04-04

Total Pages: 313

ISBN-13: 1476631328

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Set in the American Southwest, "desert terror" films combine elements from horror, film noir and road movies to tell stories of isolation and violence. For more than half a century, these diverse and troubling films have eluded critical classification and analysis. Highlighting pioneering filmmakers and bizarre production stories, the author traces the genre's origins and development, from cult exploitation (The Hills Have Eyes, The Hitcher) to crowd-pleasing franchises (Tremors, From Dusk Till Dawn) to quirky auteurist fare (Natural Born Killers, Lost Highway) to more recent releases (Bone Tomahawk, Nocturnal Animals). Rare stills, promotional materials and a filmography are included.

Chills & Thrills
Chills & Thrills

Author: B.J. Daniels

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1488053561

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** FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM TODAY’S BESTSELLING AUTHORS ** Your sneak peek at this season’s most thrilling reads! From families with sinister secrets to unsolved murders and characters who aren’t what they seem, this heart pounding collection is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat and send chills up your spine. But don’t stay up too late… and remember to lock the door! Featuring extended excerpts from: Rogue Gunslinger by B.J. Daniels Hard to Kill by Christina Dodd When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica Craft Brew by Layla Rayne The Phantom Tree by Nicola Cornick Inside by Brenda Novak

"Twice the Thrills! Twice the Chills!"

Author: Bryan Senn

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2019-03-19

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 1476668949

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In the mid-1950s, to combat declining theater attendance, film distributors began releasing pre-packaged genre double-bills--including many horror and science fiction double features. Though many of these films were low-budget and low-end, others, such as Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Horror of Dracula and The Fly, became bona fide classics. Beginning with Universal-International's 1955 pairing of Revenge of the Creature and Cult of the Cobra, 147 officially sanctioned horror and sci-fi double-bills were released over a 20-year period. This book presents these double features year-by-year, and includes production details, historical notes, and critical commentary for each film.

HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills
HOLLYWOOD 'B' MOVIES: A Treasury of Spills, Chills & Thrills

Author: John Reid

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2005-09-01

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 1411650654

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By the mid-1930s, cinema patrons insisted on value-for-money. Double feature programs became mandatory at all neighborhood cinemas. Usually the "A" feature film figured as the main attraction, and the supporting movie, the "B." Sometimes that role was reversed. On many occasions picturegoers felt the unheralded "B" movie had actually proved more entertaining than the widely advertised "A" attraction. More than two hundred of these wonderful "B" film classics from Hollywood's golden age are described, reviewed and detailed in this book. It's a must-have for all film addicts, movie fans and nostalgia connoisseurs.

Klassik Komix: Chills And Thrills
Klassik Komix: Chills And Thrills

Author: Mini Komix

Publisher: Mini-Komix

Published: 2024-05-15

Total Pages: 100

ISBN-13:

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Klassik Komix checks out Chills And Thrills! Suspenseful stories from the Golden and Silver Age of comics! Read up on the prose stories of the Octopus Kings, and Black Cat. Sexy superheroines like Miss Masque, Acromaid, Glory Forbes, Commandette, and Black Orchid. Men of action like Red Rogue, and Shock Gibson. Plus tales like I Was A Harem Girl, and Crusoe Island. 100 Big Pages, and in color!

The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties
The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties

Author: David Matalon

Publisher: Crown

Published: 2006-10-10

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0767926382

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Banish awkward silences, boring weather talk, or (worst of all) the embarrassing conversation gaff with this pithy, hilarious guide to effortless party banter. We’ve all been there. You’re at a party, surrounded by the most important people in your life. You’re cool. You’re casual. You’re witty and urbane. Until suddenly, quite unexpectedly, things take a turn for the worse when a subject thought to be common knowledge is lobbed your way. A hush falls over the room and every head seems to swivel expectantly in your direction. [ART: SET THESE OFF IN A DIFFERENT COLOR?] “Rasputin. Sure, Rasputin. The Russian guy, right? Who . . . who . . . whooooo was Russian.” “Che Guevara? You mean the dancer?” “Oh my God! Mao Tse-tung? They have the best chicken with cashews!” The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties was written with just this moment in mind. In fourteen pain-free, laughter-filled chapters, authors David Matalon and Chris Woolsey brush away years of cobwebs on subjects as wide-ranging as the typical round of Jeopardy: war, science, politics, philosophy, the arts, business, literature, music, religion, and more. Armed with The Concise Guide to Sounding Smart at Parties, you’ll know that Chicago Seven wasn’t a boy band, Martin Luther never fought for civil rights, and Franz Kafka isn’t German for “I have a bad cold.” You’ll be the smart one who’s the center of conversation—and nothing beats that feeling.

National Security, Surveillance and Terror
National Security, Surveillance and Terror

Author: Randy K. Lippert

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2016-12-01

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 3319432435

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This edited collection brings together leading scholars to comparatively investigate national security, surveillance and terror in the early 21st century in two major western jurisdictions, Canada and Australia. Observing that much debate about these topics is dominated by US and UK perspectives, the volume provides penetrating analysis of national security and surveillance practices in two under-studied countries that reveals critical insights into current trends. Written by a wide range of experts in their respective fields, this book addresses a fascinating array of timely questions about the relationship among national security, privacy and terror in the two countries and beyond. Chapters include critical assessments of topics such as: National Security Intelligence Collection since 9/11, The Border as Checkpoint in an Age of Hemispheric Security and Surveillance, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Law Enforcement, as well as Federal Government Departments and Security Regimes. An engaging and empirically driven study, this collection will be of great interest to scholars of security and surveillance studies, policing, and comparative criminology.

Dancing at the Edge of the World
Dancing at the Edge of the World

Author: Ursula K. Le Guin

Publisher: Grove Press

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 314

ISBN-13: 9780802135292

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The celebrated author offers her thoughts on a broad range of subjects, including literary criticism, the state of science fiction writing today, and government and governmental policies.

ALL+ 互動英語 2022 年 4 月號 No.209 [有聲版]
ALL+ 互動英語 2022 年 4 月號 No.209 [有聲版]

Author: LiveABC編輯群

Publisher: 希伯崙股份有限公司

Published: 2022-03-29

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