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1st printing. By Mark Salisbury. A powerful blend of psychological thriller, gothic horror, and seductive romance, Crimson Peak sees Guillermo del Toro return to the genre he helped define. Crimson Peak: The Art of Darkness chronicles the creative journey behind the film. Featuring interviews with the director and key crew members, the book examines the themes at the heart of Crimson Peak and shows how these motifs are woven into every frame. Hardcover, 9-in. x 11-in., 160 pages, full color.Cover price $50.00.
Todd Phillips's film Joker, a 2019 psychological thriller, has stirred up strong reactions to the portrayal of the lead character's mental disorder, which is never specified. I used DSM-5 criteria to study whether Joker/Arthur Fleck showed signs of a real mental disorder. The psychopathology Arthur exhibits is unclear, preventing diagnosis of psychotic disorder or schizophrenia; the unusual combination of symptoms suggests a complex mix of features of certain personality traits, namely psychopathy and narcissism (he meets DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder). He also shows the symptoms of pseudobulbar affect due to traumatic brain injury. This apparent co-occurrence of both mental disorder and a neurological condition may be confusing for audiences trying to understand mental illness.
Our pick for tonight, this 2018 psychological thriller from director Nicolas Pesce (The Eyes of My Mother, The Grudge) focuses on Reed (Christopher Abbott, Possessor), a married man who rents a hotel room and hires the services of a sex worker with sinister intentions.
Black Swan falls in line with all the typical characteristics of a psychological thriller. However, due to the pressure of an upcoming production of Swan Lake, a ballerina starts to exhibit strange behaviors. Nina (played by Natalie Portman) lands the leading role and is under an immense amount of pressure. So much so that she starts to hallucinate, and begins to reveal the darkness hidden within. Portman notably practiced method acting for her role and studied dance.
The Devil All the Time is an upcoming Netflix Original psychological-thriller directed by Antonio Campos. The Original is based on the screenplay adaptation, written by Antonio and Paulo Campos, which happens to be based on the Donal Ray Pollock novel of the same name. Jake Gyllenhaal is also influential on the film as an executive producer, along with Riva Marker, Gretchen McGowan, Randall Poster, and Max Born.
The Hammer horror company, while founded in 1934, only started to turn prolific during the fifties, but when it did, it was near global dominance (thanks to a lucrative distribution deal with Warner and a few other U.S. studios). Once again, it was adaptations like Frankenstein, Dracula, and The Mummy that put the company squarely on the map, followed up by a slew of psychological thrillers and TV shows.
Named a Best Book of the Year by Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine"[The] latest entry from Mr. Meyer's outstanding series . . . In word, deed, and spirit, Mr. Meyer's humane and engaging characters are indeed among 'the best of the best.'"--Tom Nolan, Wall Street Journal"A geopolitically complex, richly populated, and textured book . . . Terrific."--Air Mail"Why choose between a murder mystery and a thriller when you can have both? The Last Hunt, Deon Meyer's new Benny Griessel novel, is actually two books in one. It's a tense assassination thriller set in France, and it's an intriguing police procedural set in South Africa . . . Weaving two apparently independent stories together, keeping the tension ramping in both, and bringing them to a simultaneous climax, is a challenging undertaking. Meyer pulls it off seemingly effortlessly. He's that good."--New York Journal of Books"The Last Hunt serves up mystery and intrigue in South Africa . . . An explosive, suspenseful, and unexpected ending that will have readers applauding."--Florida Times-Union"Superb . . . Meyer keeps the suspense high as the reader tries to figure out how the two plotlines connect. This may be the breakthrough book this author deserves."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Two disparate plotlines merge to form an explosive conclusion in this political thriller . . . Despite their human flaws, Griessel and Cupido have integrity, which they display as they encounter massive corruption in the current South African political administration, corruption that proves to be at the centers of both plotlines. The latest Benny Griessel novel is a compelling page-turner and a searing portrait of the author's native country."--Booklist (starred review)"A double-barreled tale that's sprawling, shape-shifting, and, in the end, deeply satisfying."--Kirkus ReviewsPraise for the Benny Griessel Series: "Deon Meyer is one of the unsung masters."--Michael Connelly"The undisputed champion of South African crime. Meyer grabs you by the throat and never lets you go."--Wilbur Smith, bestselling author of Courtney's War"Mr. Meyer, the leading thriller writer in his native country, traffics in crime-novel situations familiar the world over: drunken cops, charming robbers, dangerous murderers, sudden violence--and sometimes, issues of race. Mr. Meyer's South Africa, however, is unique. His books, translated from Afrikaans, are usually set in the Cape Town region, where mountains spectacularly meet the sea on the Horn of Africa. Amid these vistas his detective confronts his own--and his country's--tortured past and the legacy of Apartheid."--Wall Street Journal, on Cobra "Meyer . . . vividly depicts the story of South Africa in his novels, from the hope and turmoil of the fall of apartheid to the corrupt and desperate aspects of present-day Cape Town . . . Meyer's novels have an insistent forward motion, and the ones featuring Captain Griessel in particular have a pleasing relentlessness."--Los Angeles Review of Books, on Cobra "A serious writer who richly deserves the international reputation he has built."--Washington Post, on Cobra "Deon Meyer's name on the cover is a guarantee of crime writing at its best."--Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of Playing with Fire, on Icarus "Deon Meyer's South Africa is laid bare in Icarus; it is as glittering and hard as the diamonds his country is famous for . . . Meyer utilizes the crime fiction genre as an apparatus to create a multifaceted, unsparing picture of his country."--Independent, on Icarus "South African author Deon Meyer's Benny Griessel series is one of the high points of contemporary crime fiction, and the fifth title, Icarus, is his best yet . . . [An] expertly engineered tale of sex, lies, and fraud."--Guardian (Best Recent Crime Fiction Novels), on Icarus "Deon Meyer continues his string of superb, tightly constructed timeline thrillers. Coming on the heels of the breath-holding Thirteen Hours, Seven Days takes us into the heart of a major police hunt for a killer targeting policemen as he demands the investigation of a seemingly unsolvable cold case."--Globe & Mail, on Seven Days "Thirteen Hours has breathtaking suspense, psychological understanding, and one of the most inspiring detectives ever. Deon Meyer deserves his international reputation."--Thomas Perry, author of The Burglar, on Thirteen Hours "Unputdownably brilliant."--Mail & Guardian (South Africa), on Thirteen Hours "A smashing story. Imposing a strict time limit and a tight location on his plot, [Meyer] ramps up the suspense to an unbearable degree. Best of all, his sharply drawn characters really feel part of the new South Africa, where loyalties and beliefs must always be questioned."--Financial Times, on Thirteen Hours
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Caroline Lawson is three months away from freedom, otherwise known as graduation day. That's when she'll finally escape her rigid prep school and the parents who thought they could convert her to being straight. Until then, Caroline is keeping her head down, pretending to be the perfect student even though she is crushed by her family and heartbroken over the girlfriend who left for California. But when her best friend Madison disappears, Caroline feels compelled to get involved in the investigation. She has her own reasons not to trust the police, and she owes Madison --- big time. Suddenly Caroline realizes how little she knew of what her friend was up to. Caroline has some uncomfortable secrets about the hours before Madison disappeared, but they're nothing compared to the secrets Madison has been hiding. And why does Mr. McCormack, their teacher, seem to know so much about them? It's only when Caroline discovers other missing girls that she begins to close in on the truth. Unlike Madison, the other girls are from the wrong side of the tracks. Unlike Madison's, their disappearances haven't received much attention. Caroline is determined to find out what happened to them and why no one seems to notice. But as every new discovery leads Caroline closer to the connection between these girls and Madison, she faces an unsettling truth. There's only one common denominator between the disappearances: Caroline herself. Andrea Contos's debut is an edge-of-your-seat thriller. The suspense never lets up, even as the story raises important questions about class differences and how they are reflected in law enforcement. And the multilayered plot unfolds from two alternating points of view, making for dramatic changes in tone and pace throughout. With its unforeseeable twists involving an intriguing and intertwined cast of characters, this dark and moody story will keep readers guessing till the very end.
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