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9780806523828

Edge Of Your Seat: The 100 Greatest Movie Thrillers The 100 Greatest Movie Thrillers

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  • ISBN13:

    9780806523828

  • ISBN10:

    0806523824

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-10-01
  • Publisher: Citadel
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List Price: $21.95

Summary

Psycho turned a shower into a bloodbath. Touch of Evil divulged the unspeakable. Cat People clawed its way into everyone's nightmares. If a good movie scare is your thing, then this is the book for you -- a sweeping look at the dark side in suspense, horror, western, and sci-fi films. From haunting Hitchcock classics to unsung chillers by lesser-known directors, from the creeping madness of Repulsion to the raw predatory fury of Jaws, here are the most spine-tingling moments of one hundred of the greatest cinematic thrillers. Packed with great photos, brief plot summaries, full credits, and the critical tidbits movie buffs crave, this fun-filled guide explains what you missed when you cringed, and why these movies top the list of all-time shockers that kept you on the edge of your seat. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi
A Note on Selection xiii
Foreword xv
Introduction: The Thrill of It All: Suspense in the Cinema 1(16)
THE FILMS:
100. The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1919)
17(3)
99. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
20(3)
98. Homicidal (1961)
23(3)
97. WinterKills (1979)
26(4)
96. The Cat and the Canary (1939)
30(3)
95. Niagara (1953)
33(4)
94. Gaslight (1944)
37(3)
93. House of Wax (1953)
40(3)
92. The Usual Suspects (1995)
43(3)
91. Village of the Damned (1960)
46(3)
90. Blue Velvet (1986)
49(3)
89. D.O.A. (1949)
52(3)
88. The Last of Sheila (1973)
55(3)
87. Scream (1996)
58(3)
86. From Russia With Love (1963)
61(3)
85. The Most Dangerous Game (1932)
64(3)
84. Suspiria (1977)
67(4)
83. Charade (1963)
71(3)
82. Memento (2001)
74(3)
81. Horror of Dracula (1958)
77(3)
80. A Shot in the Dark (1964)
80(3)
79. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
83(3)
78. Die Hard (1988)
86(3)
77. Diabolique (1955)
89(3)
76. The Others (2001)
92(3)
75. Pickup on South Street (1953)
95(3)
74. Marathon Man (1976)
98(3)
73. Fail-Safe (1964)
101(3)
72. The Wicker Man (1973)
104(3)
71. The Lost Patrol (1934)
107(4)
70. Cat People (1942)
111(3)
69. Basic Instinct (1992)
114(3)
68. Mad Love (1935)
117(3)
67. Black Sunday (1960)
120(3)
66. Sleepy Hollow (1999)
123(3)
65. Suddenly (1954)
126(3)
64. The Passenger (1975)
129(3)
63. Klute (1971)
132(3)
62. Se7en (1995)
135(3)
61. The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)
138(3)
60. The Conversation (1974)
141(3)
59. The Spiral Staircase (1946)
144(3)
58. Play Misty for Me (1971)
147(3)
57. The Old Dark House (1932)
150(4)
56. Halloween (1978)
154(3)
55. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932)
157(3)
54. Blowup (1966)
160(3)
53. Safety Last (1923)
163(3)
52. Wait Until Dark (1967)
166(3)
51. And Then There Were None (1945)
169(3)
50. Carrie (1976)
172(3)
49. Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
175(3)
48. The Contender (2000)
178(4)
47. Seven Days to Noon (1950)
182(3)
46. Blood Simple (1984)
185(3)
45. The Killing (1956)
188(3)
44. a The China Syndrome (1979)
191(3)
43. Peeping Tom (1960)
194(3)
42. Dead of Night (1945)
197(3)
41. Sleuth (1972)
200(3)
40. Island of Lost Souls (1933)
203(3)
39. Frenzy (1972)
206(3)
38. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
209(3)
37. The Collector (1965)
212(3)
36. Laura (1944)
215(3)
35. The Ipcress File (1965)
218(3)
34. In the Heat of the Night (1967)
221(3)
33. Straw Dogs (1971)
224(3)
32. The Black Cat (1934)
227(3)
31. In Cold Blood (1967)
230(3)
30. The Thing From Another World (1951)
233(3)
29. Repulsion (1965)
236(3)
28. The Fugitive (1993)
239(4)
27. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
243(3)
26. The Haunting (1963)
246(3)
25. The Mummy (1932)
249(3)
24. The Sixth Sense (1999)
252(3)
23. The Birds (1963)
255(3)
22. Double Indemnity (1944)
258(3)
21. Alien (1979)
261(3)
20. The Maltese Falcon (1941)
264(3)
19. Rosemary's Baby (1968)
267(3)
18. Strangers on a Train (1951)
270(3)
17. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
273(4)
16. Taxi Driver (1976)
277(3)
15. Notorious (1946)
280(3)
14. Belle de Jour (1967)
283(3)
13. High Noon (1952)
286(3)
12.The Exorcist (1973)
289(3)
11. Vertigo (1958)
292(3)
10. The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
295(3)
9. The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
298(3)
8. North by Northwest (1959)
301(3)
7. Jaws (1975)
304(4)
6. Rear Window (1954)
308(3)
5. The Third Man (1949)
311(3)
4. Dr. Strangelove (1964)
314(3)
3. Touch of Evil (1958)
317(3)
2. M(1931)
320(3)
1. Psycho (1960)
323(4)
Appendix 1: The Big Hitch: Rating the Master 327(8)
Appendix 2: The French Connection: The Great Gallic Thrillers 335(4)
Index 339(12)
About the Author 351

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