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The Vigilante Thriller

Author : Cary Edwards

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 29,89 MB

Release : 2022-03-24

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1501364111

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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.



Killing Katie

Author : Brian Spangler

Publisher :

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 42,52 MB

Release : 2015-06-24

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ISBN : 9781514663158

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I was having an affair with murder.There. I admit it.And there was no program for me-no rehab or clinic. I couldn't deny my obsession, my fantasy. Murder.It was only a matter of time before someone died. And I knew I wouldn't be able to stop after just one.So, when the temptations had become too intense, I risked everything for one little taste. Immediately, my life was filled with twists and turns and thrills-the seductive arms of a dark society embracing my desires, relentlessly drawing me in until I'd lost sight of who I was.But my husband is a police detective and some of my nightly adventures have showed up on his desk. My newfound world, my fantasies, they've bled into my family's lives. No matter what I try, I'm tangled up in a deep web of lies, telling one after another to throw off the suspicions of the man I love and save who we are.I know people live for the idea that their fantasies can come true. The question I began to ask was should they?



Twelve Years Gone

Author : Kj Kalis

Publisher :

Page : 340 pages

File Size : 15,59 MB

Release : 2021-01-28

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ISBN : 9781735219240

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Twelve years gone... Sarah Schmidt went out for a hike before work a month before heading to college on a cross-country scholarship. She never came back. In the twelve years she's been gone, the local police have done little to help the family, leaving them with the desperate knowledge that Sarah could still be alive, somewhere, somehow... The family hasn't given up their hope for revenge, or at least answers. Emily Tizzano, a former Chicago PD cold case detective suffering from her own skeletons holds the hope of the family in her hands. Can she overcome her own past in order to help them find Sarah and get the justice they need? Twelve Years Gone is the first novel in the Detective Emily Tizzano vigilante justice thriller series. If you like Dean Koontz, Robin James and L. T. Ryan, you are going to love this fast-paced suspense thriller series. Buy it now!



Levon's Night: A Vigilante Justice Thriller

Author : Chuck Dixon

Publisher : Rough Edges Press

Page : 204 pages

File Size : 36,4 MB

Release : 2022-01-05

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781685490379

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Chuck Dixon delivers book two in the dark, action-filled series-Levon Cade. A gang of vicious criminals make the world their hunting ground as they search for a cache of hundreds of millions in stolen currency. Their search brings them to a snowbound community in the dead of Maine's vicious winter. They came one night to torture, rob and kill. But they picked the wrong night...Levon's Night. "The action is fierce and never lets up."



Vigilante

Author : Jessica Gadziala

Publisher :

Page : 238 pages

File Size : 11,55 MB

Release : 2017-06-16

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ISBN : 9781975993351

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I'm a bad guy.I do bad things. But I do them for the right reasons.That's why I can sleep easy at night even with the smell of fresh blood still in my nostrils. One more scumbag off the streets. One more righting of a wrong.That was all my life was about.Until I came across her...



The Payback Girl

Author : Jonathan Dunsky

Publisher :

Page : 434 pages

File Size : 40,88 MB

Release : 2018-10-21

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ISBN : 9781723919800

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Hell Hath No Fury Like a Woman Out For Vengeance. Amber-May Jackson wants to see justice done to the men who assaulted her and left her for dead. But they are rich and powerful. They have connections in high places. They can get away with anything. The police won't help her. The media won't either. So Amber-May must make her own justice or forever live in fear. Amber-May's mission will not be easy. For as she sets out on her quest for vengeance, she finds herself hunted in turn. And if she gets caught, she will face a fate worse than death. You will love The Payback Girl because it is a gripping thriller about revenge, love, justice, and the power of women. Get it now. What readers are saying about THE PAYBACK GIRL "The Payback Girl is a book you won't want to put down." - Lynda G. Tilman "Excellent page turner!" - Nicola Farkas "Couldn't put it down!" - Leslie Singer "It's spellbinding!" - Anita Cohen "Love the book." - Bella Fuzaylov Click or tap the BUY NOW button to dive right into this riveting thriller today!



The Roach

Author : Rhett C. Bruno

Publisher :

Page : 310 pages

File Size : 22,84 MB

Release : 2020-12-08

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 9781949890655

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A string of killings. An identity stolen. Only he can find the truth. Reese Roberts was the guardian of Iron City. It's fearless protector. The only one willing to do whatever it takes... until he was shot on the streets and left paralyzed from the waist down. Now, the vigilante known as the Roach has disappeared. Faded into legend. It's been years since Reese could take on crime and clean up the streets. He's a shriveled old drunk, living like a hermit and waiting for his life to end. All that's left to do is wallow in the mistakes that led him here. To wonder, if he went too far. But when a copycat steals his suit and takes justice into his own hands, a new killer emerges, leaving brutal messages behind. He wants to eliminate the Roach for good this time. It's time for Reese to reemerge from his shell and fight back. Who else can stop the flurry of killings? Definitely not the corrupt police department. Iron City needs the Roach again. Only, this time, he'll need to save it without his legs. Don't miss this gritty and harrowing thriller about a retired, disabled vigilante out to stop a rash of new killings and secure his legacy. It's perfect for fans of character-driven vigilante thrillers like Mr. Robot or Darkly Dreaming Dexter as well as dark, gritty superhero tales like Unbreakableand Watchmen.



A Companion to the Action Film

Author : James Kendrick

Publisher : John Wiley & Sons

Page : 593 pages

File Size : 40,64 MB

Release : 2019-01-25

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1119100763

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An authoritative guide to the action-packed film genre With 24 incisive, cutting-edge contributions from esteemed scholars and critics, A Companion to the Action Filmprovides an authoritative and in-depth guide to this internationally popular and wide-ranging genre. As the first major anthology on the action film in more than a decade, the volume offers insights into the genre’s historical development, explores its production techniques and visual poetics, and provides reflections on the numerous social, cultural, and political issues it has and continues to embody. A Companion to the Action Film offers original research and critical analysis that examines the iconic characteristics of the genre, its visual aesthetics, and its narrative traits; considers the impact of major directors and stars on the genre’s evolution; puts the action film in dialogue with various technologies and other forms of media such as graphic novels and television; and maps out new avenues of critical study for the future. This important resource: Offers a definitive guide to the action film Contains insightful contributions from a wide range of international film experts and scholars Reviews the evolution of the genre from the silent era to today’s age of digital blockbusters Offers nuanced commentary and analysis of socio-cultural issues such as race, nationality, and gender in action films Written for scholars, teachers and students in film studies, film theory, film history, genre studies, and popular culture, A Companion to the Action Film is an essential guide to one of international cinema’s most important, popular, and influential genres.



Vigilantes

Author : Kevin Grant

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 229 pages

File Size : 18,57 MB

Release : 2020-01-03

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1476638683

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For many people, the cinematic vigilante has been shaped by Charles Bronson's character in Death Wish and its sequels. But screen vigilantes have taken many guises, from Old West lynch mobs and rogue police officers to rape-avengers and military-trained equalizers. This book recounts the varied representations of such characters in films like The Birth of a Nation, which celebrated the violence of the Ku Klux Klan, and Taxi Driver, Falling Down and You Were Never Really Here, in which the vigilante impulse was symptomatic of mental instability. Also considered is the extent to which fictional vigilantism functions as social commentary and to what degree it is simply stoking popular fears.



The Suspense Thriller

Author : Charles Derry

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 35,41 MB

Release : 2010-06-21

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 9780786462407

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This book is a comprehensive study of one of the most popular genres in the cinema. From a perspective sympathetic to popular culture, this study analyzes a large number of primarily American and European films by a variety of distinguished directors, including Alfred Hitchcock, Claude Chabrol, John Frankenheimer, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Costa-Gavras. Indispensable to anyone interested in understanding how suspense thrillers work and what they mean, this book provides insightful analysis of hundreds of memorable films, while at the same time working as a virtual how-to manual for anyone trying to write a Hitchcock-like thriller. The first section of the book is primarily theoretical. It offers a bibliographical survey and then explains why we so profoundly enjoy these suspenseful films of murder and intrigue. A chapter on "Thrills: or, How Objects and Empty Spaces Compete to Threaten Us" explores the psychological concept of the thrill and relates it to the psyche of the spectator. To what extent does the suspense thriller represent a symbolic and vicarious experience of danger? A chapter on "Suspense That Makes the Spectator Take a Breath" explores the crucial narrative concept of suspense and relates it to the psychological mechanisms of anxiety incited in the spectator. Why do we like to be scared? A final theoretical chapter offers a dynamic definition of the suspense thriller derived in part from Edgar Allan Poe and based primarily on content analysis. The second section of the book is more of an historical survey and devotes one chapter to each of the suspense thriller's primary sub-genres. These chapters provide close readings of more than 150 major films and detailed analysis of the suspense thriller's conventions, themes, and recurrent iconography. Sub-genres include The Postman Always Rings Twice, Body Heat, The Manchurian Candidate, The China Syndrome, Missing, The Passenger, Spellbound, Obsession, Marathon Man and Blue Velvet. A final chapter explores areas for further research and offers concluding insights.