Diary of a Murderer


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From "one of South Korea's best and most worldly writers" (NPR): An electric collection that captivates and provokes in equal measure, exploring what it means to be on the edge--between life and death, good and evil




Hatchet


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MEMORIES OF MURDER


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EIGHTEEN YEARS EARLIER, at a quaint summer camp along the shore of Lake Stockton, four women were butchered in less than a week. Now the camp is being reopened and the camp’s new nurse is savagely killed, forcing Mark Dixon to deal with the memories of his own mother’s violent demise at Camp Stockton long ago. As the body count rises, Dixon reluctantly accepts the assistance of a beautiful acquaintance, determined to stop a vengeful killer. However, when the shocking truth about events, both past and present, is fi nally uncovered, Mark Dixon may well regret ever coming home!




Alien and Philosophy


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Alien and Philosophy: I Infest, Therefore I Am presents a philosophical exploration of the world of Alien, the simultaneously horrifying and thought-provoking sci-fi horror masterpiece, and the film franchise it spawned. The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophy raised by one of the most successful and influential sci-fi franchises of modern times Features contributions from an acclaimed team of scholars of philosophy and pop culture, led by highly experienced volume editors Explores a huge range of topics that include the philosophy of fear, Just Wars, bio-weaponry, feminism and matriarchs, perfect killers, contagion, violation, employee rights and Artificial Intelligence Includes coverage of H.R. Giger’s aesthetics, the literary influences of H.P. Lovecraft, sci-fi and the legacy of Vietnam, and much more!




Memories and Murder


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It’s October in South Cove, California, and the locals in the quaint resort seem to be happily pairing off in the lull before the holidays. Everyone, that is, except for Jill Gardner’s elderly aunt, who just dumped her besotted fiancé—and she won’t say why. When Jill hosts a talk at Coffee, Books, and More on the topic of elder abuse, all that’s really on her mind is lunch. But the topic hits close to home when she discovers Aunt Jackie has been getting mysterious calls. Jill’s certain the caller is a con artist, of course, but her feisty aunt claims to understand this, though she’s still shaken—and Harrold’s still heartbroken. Who’s behind the scam and why was her aunt targeted? When a volunteer from the Senior Project is found murdered, Jill’s detective boyfriend is on the case—and it soon becomes clear no one is safe when a caller from beyond becomes a killer in their midst. Praise for The Tourist Trap Mysteries “I love the author’s style, which was warm and friendly . . . [A] wonderfully appealing series.” —Dru’s Book Musings “Light, fun, and kept me thoroughly engaged.” —The Young Folks




Memories of Murder


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A Memory of Murder


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"Vintage gems of crime and terror by a modern master of the macabre"--Cover.




The Semantics of Murder


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Based on a true crime still unsolved by the LAPD.




The Films of Bong Joon Ho


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A new cultural generation -- Cinematic "perversions" : tonal shifts, visual gags, and techniques of defamiliarization -- Social bujoris and the "narratives of failure" : transnational genre and local politics in Memories of murder and The host -- Monsters within : moral ambiguity and anomie in Barking dogs never bite and Mother -- Beyond the local : global politics and neoliberal capitalism in Snowpiercer and Okja -- Conclusion: Parasite, a new beginning?




The South Korean Film Renaissance


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For the past decade, the Korean film industry has enjoyed a renaissance. With innovative storytelling and visceral effects, Korean films not only have been commercially viable in the domestic and regional markets but also have appealed to cinephiles everywhere on the international festival circuit. This book provides both an industrial and an aesthetic account of how the Korean film industry managed to turn an economic crisis—triggered in part by globalizing processes in the world film industry—into a fiscal and cultural boom. Jinhee Choi examines the ways in which Korean film production companies, backed by affluent corporations and venture capitalists, concocted a variety of winning production trends. Through close analyses of key films, Choi demonstrates how contemporary Korean cinema portrays issues immediate to its own Korean audiences while incorporating the transnational aesthetics of Hollywood and other national cinemas such as Hong Kong and Japan. Appendices include data on box office rankings, numbers of films produced and released, market shares, and film festival showings.