Thrillers

Originating in Greek mythology, werewolves have been depicted as some of the most aggressive monsters in history. The tale of the first werewolf, then called “Lycaon” is found in Homer’s The Iliad. The beast, portrayed as a half-man half-wolf, highlights aggression and primitive instincts in humanity. Though rarely provoked, nearly every modern account of werewolf sightings involve the beast attempting to attack witnesses. Whether these sightings are fact or fiction, society has a fascination…

Before going to the theater with friends or family for a great action packed thriller, I may think twice before buying a ticket to see Taken. Taken, written by Luc Besson, and directed by Pierre Morel, was first released in 2009 and is believed to be one of the most thrilling action films of the season. However after watching the 93 minute film some viewers may disagree. If you have watched the film Man On Fire, you will notice the similarities between both of these action packed films, telling…

enable me to transfer my experience and support the student journey. Criminology has always been a subject that has intrigued me. One of the reasons being the diversity of the subject linking with sociology, psychology and law. I love reading crime/thriller novels and watching documentaries on television. I particularly have an interest in reading Karen slaughter and Peter James novels. Crime is everywhere and there is an element of fear, which is perhaps one of the reasons I find criminology…

The book, Skeleton Key, written by Anthony Horowitz is a thriller. The book is told from the point of view of Alex Rider, a 14 year-old boy. After many missions Rider has gotten tired the spy company, M16, for manipulating him into these dangerous assignments. Yet, he gets convinced into doing another one. His objective this time was just to act like a normal kid going on a vacation to Skeleton Key, an island near Cuba. He was just being used to limit the suspicion of his fake parents who were…

This i It, or This was it, or that was it? Either way something was it. I had successfully made it through my first year of Junior High and my first year at Sequoia Union. It was the worst year of my life. Especially at the beginning of it all. Now what I’m about to tell you seemed like it happened along time ago compared to the difference from then and now, not to say it wasn’t a while back, yet it feels as though it were yesterday. At the beginning of this entire story, believe it or not, I…

on with the legal system after the mysterious death of fellow prosector,and torrid lover, Carolyn Polhemus. With big reveals, corruption, and long, drawn out blank stares from Mr. Sabich around every corner, this film seems more like the romantic/thriller version of the judiciary system in our legal system, rather than a nonfictional depiction. With so many twists an turns, I thought…

Recommendation: I would recommend this book because it is a very Intriguing novel about a 14 year old girl who was raped and murdered by her neighbor it i think this book is an amazing thriller. Alice Sebold’s first novel, The Lovely Bones, was sitting at the top of the “New York Times bestseller” .The book is about a crime that could not be more horrible, the rape and murder of a 14-year-old girl (Susie) but its tone is joyful, it's message gives the reader a sense of comfort.The protagonist…

The narrative of the film centres around crime between the protagonist; Batman/Bruce Wayne and the antagonist; The Joker. The genre of the film is a crime thriller. Christopher Nolan, the director of the batman trilogy make uses of variety of film techniques in the dark knight to create scenes of order and absolute chaos. Christopher uses a variety of camera angles, sounds effect and special effects to depict his scenes between order and chaos. When creating a scene of order the director uses…

Night and the action-adventure comedy knight and day.. 2011 brought her back to the fast and the furious franchise reprising her role as Gisele in fast five and in 2013's fast & furious 6. Also in 2016, she had a small role in John Hillcoat’s crime-thriller triple 9, where she starred along with kate winslet and aaron paul. In 2017 gadot starred in solo film for her character, wonder women. She reprised the role in the ensemble film justice…

The Turn of the Screw and The American by Henry James are both amazing pieces of literature that share the same author yet differ stylistically and rhetorically. Both The American and The Turn of the Screw are written in a style unique to Henry James, but have certain rhetorical devices and style choices that differ from the other. The Turn of the Screw and The American are often considered different on account of their unique content and use of rhetorical devices, yet they still share the same…