Michael Newton – лучшие книги

Опубликованный в 1967 году «Ребенок Розмари» Айры Левина - один из первых романов ужасов, мгновенно ставший национальным бестселлером. Статус культового произведения закрепил одноименный фильм, снятый одним из самых скандальных режиссеров современности Романом Полански. В жизни Розмари Вудхаус все складывалось самым прекрасным образом: они с мужем Ги сняли чудесную просторную квартиру в старинном доме, где познакомились с милыми соседями - пожилой четой Кастивет. После этого дела у Ги резко пошли в гору, посыпались предложения ролей, но вместе с тем начались странности: приемная дочка Кастиветов выбрасывается из окна, актер-конкурент Ги…

Rosemary's Baby is one of the greatest movies of the late 1960s and one of the best of all horror movies, an outstanding modern Gothic tale. An art-house fable and an elegant popular entertainment, it finds its home on the cusp between a cinema of sentiment and one of sensation. Michael Newton's study of the film traces its development at a time when Hollywood stood poised between the old world and the new, its dominance threatened by the rise of TV and cultural change, and the roles played variously by super producer Robert Evans, the film's producer William Castle, director Polanski and its stars including Mia Farrow and John…

In this invaluable guide, thriller master Michael Newton shows you how to develop compelling plots and intriguing characters that grab readers from page 1 and won’t let them go. You’ll learn how to craft heroes and villains that are both believable and original and ground them in situations that push them to the limits of physical, emotional, and mental endurance. You’ll also find details that will imbue your thriller with authenticity, from the specifics of using guns and knives to the inner workings of secret government agencies. From global conspiracies and knife-wielding psychopaths to ruthless cults and political schemers, Writing Thrillers will give you the tools you need to keep pulses racing, palms sweating, and readers on the edges of their seats.

Book DescriptionIn Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Louis Mazzini (Dennis Price) schemes and murders his way to a dukedom. Robert Hamer's pitch-black comedy of manners is legendary for having Alec Guinness play all of Louis's rivals and