Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind

by William Indick

Mind control, madness and altered states of reality can make for exciting nights at the movies--which explains the enduring popularity of a film genre that might be called the psycho thriller. Psychiatry and film came of age simultaneously, and characters such as the evil psychiatrist and the pathological killer were often developed in direct reference to the psychological themes that inspired them. For example, the penchants of Hitchcock's famously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786423714
• ISBN13: 9780786423712
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 195 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher