It's only in its overwritten second act that Death Spa gets bogged down, spending time with a pair of cynical police detectives, a paranormal investigator, and Michael's lawyer, and developing half - assed plot threads in the corresponding
genres of murder mystery, ghost story, and corporate thriller.
Not exact matches
Many
of their films have had flirtations with more
genre - inclined filmmaking (The Son, for one, veers into thriller territory), but The Unknown Girl is an outright
murder mystery.
The Bird With the Crystal Plumage Blu - ray (1970 — Italy) In 1970, young first - time director Dario Argento made his indelible mark on Italian cinema with «The Bird with the Crystal Plumage,» a film that redefined the «giallo»
genre of murder -
mystery thrillers and catapulted him to international stardom.
The adaptation
of Norwegian crime novelist Jo Nesbø «s novel by Swedish director Tomas Alfredson (
of Let the Right One In and Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy fame) promises to be more than just a typical
murder mystery set in a desolate snowscape, which is beginning to become a startlingly popular
genre lately.
Based on the bestselling novel
of the same name by Joe Hill (a.k.a Stephen King's son), «Horns» is a unique horror flick about the devil inside us all, and the film, adapted by one
of the
genre's true prankster geniuses (Alexandre Aja
of «Piranha 3D» infamy), carries forth the same nutzo spirit
of the book, which is equal parts love story,
murder mystery, and supernatural, metaphysical nightmare.
Language: Korean
Genre:
Mystery / Thriller MPAA rating: R Director: Jong - hyuk Lee Actors: Jung - ah Yum, Jin - hee Ji, Ji - ru Sung Plot: A year after the brilliant psychopath, Shin Hyun, has handed himself in and admitted to the brutal and grisly
murders of six girls, a spate
of copycat killings rock the city.
The former is a supernatural thriller whereas Giallo, a
genre established by Mario Bava in 1967 with the visually sumptuous KILL, BABY... KILL, may invoke the spirit but leans heavily toward the
murder -
mystery elements
of noir.
An exemplary example
of not only the courtroom drama but the
murder mystery thriller sets
of sub
genres, Gregory Hoblit's 1996 classic Primal Fear is a movie that to this day stands the test
of time thanks to an anchoring turn by the once A listing Richard Gere and the firecracker debut by the ever young Edward Norton in his freakishly good role
of troubled,
murder accused youth Aaron Stampler.
It employs the
genre of the classic British
murder mystery, as defined by Agatha Christie: Guests and servants crowd a great country house, and one
of them is
murdered.
A reporter's dogged pursuit
of corruption, even after the subject
of his inquiry has been
murdered, reveals some fascinating secrets in a dynamite
mystery that
genre fans will savor.
In 2013, Julie welcomes five new releases in three
genres including her newest title, DECEIVED, a YA suspense from Merit Press, two sweet romance titles for Honey Creek books, her debut YA
mystery, REINVENTING CHLOE, and her first cozy
mystery,
MURDER BY THE SEASIDE, book one in the Patience Price, Counselor at Large series from Carina Press (a digital imprint
of Harlequin).
Title: The Rose Red Reaper Author: Kristi Loucks
Genre: Romantic Suspense /
Mystery / Thriller Age Group: Adult Rating: 4 stars Purchase: Amazon (Paperback), Amazon (Kindle) Lt. Commander Mason Cole never intended to follow his brother into law enforcement, but the
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It deftly combines the alluring and sometimes dark world
of horseracing, greed, blackmail, adultery,
murder, kidnapping, and smuggling against the backdrop
of the suffrage movement resulting in a unique contribution to the cozy and historical
mystery genres.
Western, romance, thrillers, horror, science fiction, epic fantasy,
murder -
mystery, young adult — these are all examples
of writing
genres.
Danganronpa 1 - 2 Reload unloads two full clips
of murder mystery mayhem into the PS4 that no fan
of the
genre will want to miss.
Platforms PlayStation 3 / PlayStation 4 / Xbox 360 / Xbox One / PC Developer Airtight Games Publisher Square Enix / Bandai Namco (AU)
Genre Action - Adventure Platform Played PlayStation 4 During the first ten minutes
of developer Airtight Games» crime -
mystery title,
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Created by a trio
of former Lionhead and MediaTonic developers with the aid
of artists at publisher Tequila Works, The Sexy Brutale is an original, flamboyant and finely crafted spin on the
murder -
mystery genre, whose inspirations range from The Legend
of Zelda: Majora's Mask to London's interactive theatre scene.
The game smartly combines tropes from classic
genres —
murder mystery, science fiction, coming -
of - age quests — and subverts them with unique, non-linear game - play mechanics, taboo subjects, and gorgeous environments.
Stan Douglas builds his staged images around recognisable themes from literature and cinema, borrowing from such
genres as the Wild West or
murder mystery, or the work
of Beckett and Kafka.
Making frequent use
of both analog and digital technologies, Douglas appropriates existing Hollywood
genres (including
murder mysteries and the Western) and borrows from classic literary works (notably, Samuel Beckett, Herman Melville, and Franz Kafka) to create ready - made contextual frameworks for his complex, reimagined narratives that pertain to particular locations or past events.
Making frequent use
of new as well as outdated technologies, Douglas appropriates existing Hollywood
genres (including
murder mysteries and the Western) and borrows from classic literary works (notably, Samuel Beckett, Herman Melville, and Franz Kafka) to create ready - made contextual frameworks for his complex, thoroughly researched projects.