Author: Francesco Borseti
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476625638
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
From their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, B movies declined in popularity through the 1970s. As the big Hollywood studios began to make genre films with sky-high budgets, independent producers of low-budget movies could not compete in theaters. The sale of American International Pictures in 1979 and New World Pictures in 1983 marked the end of an era. The emergence of home video in the 1980s marked the beginning of a new phase, as dozens of B movies were produced each year for the small screen, many becoming cult classics of science fiction, horror and fantasy. Through numerous interviews with producers, directors, photographers and actors, this book sheds light on an overlooked corner of film history with behind-the-scenes stories of 28 low-budget favorites from the 1980s.
Deadly Intruder
Author: Anne Kelsey
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986404603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Once you buy in, there is no out. Super salesman Brent Darby is living the good life, both personally and professionally. He won the Rookie of the Year award at Revolution, the advertising company he works for in Boston, and he is married to Amanda, the love of his life. After his recent purchases of a new home and a sports car, his life is just about perfect. Then he makes one seemingly innocent decision to play an Internet game. The website www.DieorDieTrying.com offers a big payoff to the winner of the deadpool game they host, and Brent thinks he has just as good a chance to win as anyone else. After all, the game is all luck. Or is it? When a fellow player, known only as Intruder, gains access to Brent's personal information, Brent's life is thrown into chaos. A gruesome discovery makes Intruder's goal all too clear. Soon Brent is careening through the shadowy world of cybercrime, identity theft, and murder on a non-stop thrill ride he wants no part of. Will Brent or Intruder make the final move of the game? Praise for Deadly Intruder "This novel moves like a hurricane revealing the dangers of what starts as an innocent little bet. A good read." -Dennis Foley, author of A Requiem for Crows "Anne Kelsey's Deadly Intruder is compulsively readable, with characters that will intrude into your psyche and not let you go until you finish the last page. Taut writing, superb pace, and characters you'll root for. Highly recommended." -Mary Johnson, author of An Unquenchable Thirst "In Deadly Intruder, Anne Kelsey has given us a delicious serving of intrigue, mystery, romance, and edge-of-your seat excitement. This book sent chills up my spine as I began to see how easily lives can be destroyed or turned upside down by Internet stalking. Deadly Intruder was a book I simply didn't want to put down. Kudos to Anne Kelsey. I will be looking out for more from her." -Maureen McMahon, author of Shadows in the Mist "Deadly Intruder is a tense, taut thriller that's all too possible in our electronic age. As the tension rises in each scene and chapter, I found myself looking over my shoulder to make sure no one was watching ME. It's been a long time since a book has drawn me so deeply into its dark, sinister web. Check it out...but make sure you have your phone shut off and your doors locked! I'll be watching for the next book from author Anne Kelsey." -Elizabeth Delisi, award-winning author of Fatal Fortune
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780986404603
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Once you buy in, there is no out. Super salesman Brent Darby is living the good life, both personally and professionally. He won the Rookie of the Year award at Revolution, the advertising company he works for in Boston, and he is married to Amanda, the love of his life. After his recent purchases of a new home and a sports car, his life is just about perfect. Then he makes one seemingly innocent decision to play an Internet game. The website www.DieorDieTrying.com offers a big payoff to the winner of the deadpool game they host, and Brent thinks he has just as good a chance to win as anyone else. After all, the game is all luck. Or is it? When a fellow player, known only as Intruder, gains access to Brent's personal information, Brent's life is thrown into chaos. A gruesome discovery makes Intruder's goal all too clear. Soon Brent is careening through the shadowy world of cybercrime, identity theft, and murder on a non-stop thrill ride he wants no part of. Will Brent or Intruder make the final move of the game? Praise for Deadly Intruder "This novel moves like a hurricane revealing the dangers of what starts as an innocent little bet. A good read." -Dennis Foley, author of A Requiem for Crows "Anne Kelsey's Deadly Intruder is compulsively readable, with characters that will intrude into your psyche and not let you go until you finish the last page. Taut writing, superb pace, and characters you'll root for. Highly recommended." -Mary Johnson, author of An Unquenchable Thirst "In Deadly Intruder, Anne Kelsey has given us a delicious serving of intrigue, mystery, romance, and edge-of-your seat excitement. This book sent chills up my spine as I began to see how easily lives can be destroyed or turned upside down by Internet stalking. Deadly Intruder was a book I simply didn't want to put down. Kudos to Anne Kelsey. I will be looking out for more from her." -Maureen McMahon, author of Shadows in the Mist "Deadly Intruder is a tense, taut thriller that's all too possible in our electronic age. As the tension rises in each scene and chapter, I found myself looking over my shoulder to make sure no one was watching ME. It's been a long time since a book has drawn me so deeply into its dark, sinister web. Check it out...but make sure you have your phone shut off and your doors locked! I'll be watching for the next book from author Anne Kelsey." -Elizabeth Delisi, award-winning author of Fatal Fortune
It Came from the 80s!
Author: Francesco Borseti
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476625638
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
From their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, B movies declined in popularity through the 1970s. As the big Hollywood studios began to make genre films with sky-high budgets, independent producers of low-budget movies could not compete in theaters. The sale of American International Pictures in 1979 and New World Pictures in 1983 marked the end of an era. The emergence of home video in the 1980s marked the beginning of a new phase, as dozens of B movies were produced each year for the small screen, many becoming cult classics of science fiction, horror and fantasy. Through numerous interviews with producers, directors, photographers and actors, this book sheds light on an overlooked corner of film history with behind-the-scenes stories of 28 low-budget favorites from the 1980s.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476625638
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 301
Book Description
From their heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, B movies declined in popularity through the 1970s. As the big Hollywood studios began to make genre films with sky-high budgets, independent producers of low-budget movies could not compete in theaters. The sale of American International Pictures in 1979 and New World Pictures in 1983 marked the end of an era. The emergence of home video in the 1980s marked the beginning of a new phase, as dozens of B movies were produced each year for the small screen, many becoming cult classics of science fiction, horror and fantasy. Through numerous interviews with producers, directors, photographers and actors, this book sheds light on an overlooked corner of film history with behind-the-scenes stories of 28 low-budget favorites from the 1980s.
An Unquenchable Thirst
Author: Mary Johnson
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459620119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw a photo of Mother Teresa on the cover of TIME magazine, and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later she entered a convent in the South Bronx, to begin her religious training. Not without difficulty, this boisterous, independent-minded teenager eventually adapted to the sisters' austere life of poverty and devotion, but beneath the white-and-blue sari an ordinary woman faced the struggles we all share, with the desires of love and connection, meaning and identity. During her years as a Missionary of Charity, Mary Johnson rose quickly through the ranks and came to work alongside Mother Teresa. Mary grapped with her faith, her desires for intimacy, the politics of the order and her complicated relationship with Mother Teresa. Finally, she made the hard, life-changing decision to leave the order to find her own path, and eventually to leave the Church altogether. The story of this compellingly honest woman will speak to anyone who has ever grappled with the mysteries and wonders of life and faith.
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
ISBN: 1459620119
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 746
Book Description
At seventeen, Mary Johnson saw a photo of Mother Teresa on the cover of TIME magazine, and experienced her calling. Eighteen months later she entered a convent in the South Bronx, to begin her religious training. Not without difficulty, this boisterous, independent-minded teenager eventually adapted to the sisters' austere life of poverty and devotion, but beneath the white-and-blue sari an ordinary woman faced the struggles we all share, with the desires of love and connection, meaning and identity. During her years as a Missionary of Charity, Mary Johnson rose quickly through the ranks and came to work alongside Mother Teresa. Mary grapped with her faith, her desires for intimacy, the politics of the order and her complicated relationship with Mother Teresa. Finally, she made the hard, life-changing decision to leave the order to find her own path, and eventually to leave the Church altogether. The story of this compellingly honest woman will speak to anyone who has ever grappled with the mysteries and wonders of life and faith.
Blood Highway
Author: Sheila Johnson
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786036230
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Dead Wrong On January 23, 2000, already battered by an ice storm, the rural Alabama resort town of Mentone was about to be struck by an even more terrifying freak catastrophe. Hurtling down the highway in a Lincoln Town Car was Hayward Bissell, a 400-pound madman on a murder rampage. Ramming the pickup truck of Don and Rhea Pirch, Bissell lured Don Pirch on to the road, running him down with his car. Dead Reckoning Bissell next targeted the home of James and Sue Pumphrey. After stabbing James Pumphrey in the stomach, Bissell was thwarted by two family dogs, who gave their lives to protect their owners. Their sacrifice bought Pumphrey enough time to get a gun and scare off Bissell--who didn't know the weapon was actually inoperable. Dead End When Bissell was finally stopped, police discovered that he wasn't alone. Occupying the passenger seat beside him was the mutilated, partially dismembered body of his pregnant girlfriend, Patricia Ann Booher. In February 2002, Bissell pled "guilty but insane" and was sent to prison for life. Was he really crazy? Or was he crazy like a fox, turning it on and off to try to beat a death sentence for Booher's murder. . . Includes 16 Pages Of Shocking Photos
Publisher: Pinnacle Books
ISBN: 0786036230
Category : True Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 324
Book Description
Dead Wrong On January 23, 2000, already battered by an ice storm, the rural Alabama resort town of Mentone was about to be struck by an even more terrifying freak catastrophe. Hurtling down the highway in a Lincoln Town Car was Hayward Bissell, a 400-pound madman on a murder rampage. Ramming the pickup truck of Don and Rhea Pirch, Bissell lured Don Pirch on to the road, running him down with his car. Dead Reckoning Bissell next targeted the home of James and Sue Pumphrey. After stabbing James Pumphrey in the stomach, Bissell was thwarted by two family dogs, who gave their lives to protect their owners. Their sacrifice bought Pumphrey enough time to get a gun and scare off Bissell--who didn't know the weapon was actually inoperable. Dead End When Bissell was finally stopped, police discovered that he wasn't alone. Occupying the passenger seat beside him was the mutilated, partially dismembered body of his pregnant girlfriend, Patricia Ann Booher. In February 2002, Bissell pled "guilty but insane" and was sent to prison for life. Was he really crazy? Or was he crazy like a fox, turning it on and off to try to beat a death sentence for Booher's murder. . . Includes 16 Pages Of Shocking Photos
Unrelenting Nightmare
Author: Stan Yocum
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491716800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Stuart Garrison, a brilliant virtual reality software developer, has his company poised on the threshold of industry dominance with the release of his newest virtual reality systemNext World. Among his competitors is Preston McBraid, the cutthroat CEO of a rival company. McBraid realizes that if he does not own Next World, his company is bound to lose its premier position atop the computer industry. Driven by desperation and greed, McBraid hires the notorious Nomed, a highly sought-after assassin who commands millions to kill a target. The FBI learns of the assassination plot and intervenes to protect Stuart. He in turn quickly augments the FBI team, hiring two security specialists as additional defense: a monster of a man, nicknamed Supermanand Alex Nichols, an expert in the field of security. Stuart clings desperately to the hope that he can make it though the onslaught of Nomeds assassination attempts. If he does, his next ingenious virtual reality productMind Gameswill blow the world away with its originality and staggering mass appeal, and catapult Stuart to the top of the computer industry as its reigning czar, and make him a billionaire many times over. In this gripping suspense thriller, the wannabe czar of the computer industry is unwittingly catapulted into a deadly cat-and-mouse game against the infamous Nomed, and only time will tell who is clever enough to survive.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491716800
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
Stuart Garrison, a brilliant virtual reality software developer, has his company poised on the threshold of industry dominance with the release of his newest virtual reality systemNext World. Among his competitors is Preston McBraid, the cutthroat CEO of a rival company. McBraid realizes that if he does not own Next World, his company is bound to lose its premier position atop the computer industry. Driven by desperation and greed, McBraid hires the notorious Nomed, a highly sought-after assassin who commands millions to kill a target. The FBI learns of the assassination plot and intervenes to protect Stuart. He in turn quickly augments the FBI team, hiring two security specialists as additional defense: a monster of a man, nicknamed Supermanand Alex Nichols, an expert in the field of security. Stuart clings desperately to the hope that he can make it though the onslaught of Nomeds assassination attempts. If he does, his next ingenious virtual reality productMind Gameswill blow the world away with its originality and staggering mass appeal, and catapult Stuart to the top of the computer industry as its reigning czar, and make him a billionaire many times over. In this gripping suspense thriller, the wannabe czar of the computer industry is unwittingly catapulted into a deadly cat-and-mouse game against the infamous Nomed, and only time will tell who is clever enough to survive.
Reasons to Believe
Author: Scott Hahn
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0385521855
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book unravels mysteries, corrects misunderstandings, and offers thoughtful, straightforward responses to common objections about the Catholic faith. Bestselling author Scott Hahn, a convert to Catholicism, has experienced the doubts that so often drive discussions about God and the Church. In the years before his conversion, he was first a nonbeliever and then an anti-Catholic clergyman. In REASONS TO BELIEVE, he explains the "how and why" of the Catholic faith—drawing from Scripture, his own struggles and those of other converts, as well as from everyday life and even natural science. Hahn shows that reason and revelation, nature and the supernatural, are not opposed to one another; rather they offer complementary evidence that God exists. But He doesn't merely exist. He is someone, and He has a personality, a personal style, that is discernible and knowable. Hahn leads readers to see that God created the universe with a purpose and a form—a form that can be found in the Book of Genesis and that is there when we view the natural world through a microscope, through a telescope, or through our contact lenses. At the heart of the book is Hahn's examination of the ten "keys to the kingdom"—the characteristics of the Church clearly evident in the Scriptures. As the story of creation discloses, the world is a house that has a Father, a palace where the king is really present. God created the cosmos to be a kingdom, and that kingdom is the universal Church, fully revealed by Jesus Christ.
Publisher: Image
ISBN: 0385521855
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 242
Book Description
This book unravels mysteries, corrects misunderstandings, and offers thoughtful, straightforward responses to common objections about the Catholic faith. Bestselling author Scott Hahn, a convert to Catholicism, has experienced the doubts that so often drive discussions about God and the Church. In the years before his conversion, he was first a nonbeliever and then an anti-Catholic clergyman. In REASONS TO BELIEVE, he explains the "how and why" of the Catholic faith—drawing from Scripture, his own struggles and those of other converts, as well as from everyday life and even natural science. Hahn shows that reason and revelation, nature and the supernatural, are not opposed to one another; rather they offer complementary evidence that God exists. But He doesn't merely exist. He is someone, and He has a personality, a personal style, that is discernible and knowable. Hahn leads readers to see that God created the universe with a purpose and a form—a form that can be found in the Book of Genesis and that is there when we view the natural world through a microscope, through a telescope, or through our contact lenses. At the heart of the book is Hahn's examination of the ten "keys to the kingdom"—the characteristics of the Church clearly evident in the Scriptures. As the story of creation discloses, the world is a house that has a Father, a palace where the king is really present. God created the cosmos to be a kingdom, and that kingdom is the universal Church, fully revealed by Jesus Christ.
Destination Bermud
Author: Laura L. Sarver
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1770674381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Lucinda McCaine was a beautiful and successful CEO of her own advertising agency in California. When the deal was set to buy an agency in Chicago, where her brother Mason was working as an undercover police officer, she tried to contact him. The news of his death was a complete shock. Lucinda had to find the truth, he deserved to rest in peace not in this dark cloud of mystery. What really happened the night Mason died? Was it a drug bust gone bad like the police report stated or was it murder? The only man that had the answers she needed was James Cole, Mason's former police partner. She had no choice but to find him. The moment Lucinda and James crossed paths, all their plans and deceptions became intertwined into a fight for their lives. The moment their eyes met, the sensual energy created an impact that neither of them expected, that neither of them were prepared to face. How could Lucinda trust him when he may be a killer? Fate had stepped in to dramatically change both of their lives.
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1770674381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
Lucinda McCaine was a beautiful and successful CEO of her own advertising agency in California. When the deal was set to buy an agency in Chicago, where her brother Mason was working as an undercover police officer, she tried to contact him. The news of his death was a complete shock. Lucinda had to find the truth, he deserved to rest in peace not in this dark cloud of mystery. What really happened the night Mason died? Was it a drug bust gone bad like the police report stated or was it murder? The only man that had the answers she needed was James Cole, Mason's former police partner. She had no choice but to find him. The moment Lucinda and James crossed paths, all their plans and deceptions became intertwined into a fight for their lives. The moment their eyes met, the sensual energy created an impact that neither of them expected, that neither of them were prepared to face. How could Lucinda trust him when he may be a killer? Fate had stepped in to dramatically change both of their lives.
Nightmare in Times Square
Author: James Bouvier
Publisher: Dove Christian Publishers
ISBN: 8835886023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The discovery of an ancient MANUSCRIPT sets an archeologist on an adventurous and dangerous quest to save the United States from a catastrophe.... Nightmare in Times Square is a gripping, page-turning mystery that is ripped from the headlines of world events in the most extraordinary period of history of all time. It promises to change the way you think about the future…forever! Obsessed with the meaning of an ancient manuscript discovered while working on a UNESCO project, archeologist Dr. Jonathan Whitfield is catapulted on an exhausting quest into the unknown packed with mystery, espionage, danger, and romance. After learning the bone-chilling secret of an elusive 3,000-year-old artifact, Dr. Whitfield is compelled to put his reputation on the line and deliver an electrifying message to the White House. But will they believe his mind-boggling story and act in time?
Publisher: Dove Christian Publishers
ISBN: 8835886023
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 298
Book Description
The discovery of an ancient MANUSCRIPT sets an archeologist on an adventurous and dangerous quest to save the United States from a catastrophe.... Nightmare in Times Square is a gripping, page-turning mystery that is ripped from the headlines of world events in the most extraordinary period of history of all time. It promises to change the way you think about the future…forever! Obsessed with the meaning of an ancient manuscript discovered while working on a UNESCO project, archeologist Dr. Jonathan Whitfield is catapulted on an exhausting quest into the unknown packed with mystery, espionage, danger, and romance. After learning the bone-chilling secret of an elusive 3,000-year-old artifact, Dr. Whitfield is compelled to put his reputation on the line and deliver an electrifying message to the White House. But will they believe his mind-boggling story and act in time?
The Hour of the Hawk
Author: James Logan
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486614930
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
His dreams are becoming his reality… Drummingsville, just your typical historic mining town trying to reinvent itself as a wilderness paradise. Unbeknown to the townsfolk though is an ancient word curse that allows demonic forces to destroy the lives of its citizens through cycles of hardship. Until Tony Epson, a smoke-jumper working with Forest Tech, has a series of graphic dreams that threatens to expose their presence. With the arrival of Apostle Brandon to Drummingsville, Tony sets out on a quest to discover if Apostles can shed light on his bizarre dreams. His quest for self-discovery soon turns to survival as he finds his life under attack by demonic powers. Joined by his friend Max and local pastor Randy, the friends find themselves pitted against supernatural forces bent on erasing not just their existence but the life of their community. Tony must strive to understand his dreams. Are they simply dreams, or something much more? What has awakened in him, and will understanding come too late for those he loves? This story shows the superiority of God’s word, and how God can use ordinary people to speak His word with devastating results to the kingdom of darkness.
Publisher: Word Alive Press
ISBN: 1486614930
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
His dreams are becoming his reality… Drummingsville, just your typical historic mining town trying to reinvent itself as a wilderness paradise. Unbeknown to the townsfolk though is an ancient word curse that allows demonic forces to destroy the lives of its citizens through cycles of hardship. Until Tony Epson, a smoke-jumper working with Forest Tech, has a series of graphic dreams that threatens to expose their presence. With the arrival of Apostle Brandon to Drummingsville, Tony sets out on a quest to discover if Apostles can shed light on his bizarre dreams. His quest for self-discovery soon turns to survival as he finds his life under attack by demonic powers. Joined by his friend Max and local pastor Randy, the friends find themselves pitted against supernatural forces bent on erasing not just their existence but the life of their community. Tony must strive to understand his dreams. Are they simply dreams, or something much more? What has awakened in him, and will understanding come too late for those he loves? This story shows the superiority of God’s word, and how God can use ordinary people to speak His word with devastating results to the kingdom of darkness.
Cornell Woolrich from Pulp Noir to Film Noir
Author: Thomas C. Renzi
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482818
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding premises. A contemporary of Hammett and Chandler, he competed with them for notoriety in the pulps and became the single most adapted writer for films of the noir period. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of a Woolrich story is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). Even today, his work is still onscreen; Michael Cristofer's Original Sin (2001) is based on one of his tales. This book offers a detailed analysis of many of Woolrich's novels and short stories; examines films adapted from these works; and shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 30 films compose the bulk of the study, though many other additions of films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes and characters. The introduction includes a biographical sketch of Woolrich and his relationship to the noir era, and the book is illustrated with stills from Woolrich's noir classics.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786482818
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Extremely popular and prolific in the 1930s and 1940s, Cornell Woolrich still has diehard fans who thrive on his densely packed descriptions and his spellbinding premises. A contemporary of Hammett and Chandler, he competed with them for notoriety in the pulps and became the single most adapted writer for films of the noir period. Perhaps the most famous film adaptation of a Woolrich story is Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window (1954). Even today, his work is still onscreen; Michael Cristofer's Original Sin (2001) is based on one of his tales. This book offers a detailed analysis of many of Woolrich's novels and short stories; examines films adapted from these works; and shows how Woolrich's techniques and themes influenced the noir genre. Twenty-two stories and 30 films compose the bulk of the study, though many other additions of films noirs are also considered because of their relevance to Woolrich's plots, themes and characters. The introduction includes a biographical sketch of Woolrich and his relationship to the noir era, and the book is illustrated with stills from Woolrich's noir classics.