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Some secrets refuse to stay buried. When David Cristi was thirteen, his best friend Ron was brutally murdered in a crime that shocked their small town and forever changed David’s life. Three boys were accused of the grisly act, and the case was closed. But nearly three decades later, the convictions are overturned, leaving a haunting question: Who really killed Ron? Now a filmmaker known for his gritty horror movies, David is determined to dig into the past and solve the mystery that still casts a shadow over his hometown. But as he peels back layers of secrets, he begins to uncover a tangled web of lies, buried trauma, and dangerous truths that refuse to stay hidden. With his own life on the line, David must confront not only the darkness of the crime but also the demons that lurk in the hearts of those he once trusted. In this gripping thriller, John A. Russo weaves a story of friendship, loss, and the relentless pursuit of justice. Can David uncover the truth, or will the past claim another victim?
"Argues that technological imperatives like rationalization, universalism, monism, and autonomy have transformed the humanities and altered the relation between humans and nature. Examines technology and its impact on education, historical memory, and technological and literary values in criticism and theory, concluding with an analysis of the fiction of Don DeLillo"--Provided by publisher.
Once the symbol of a robust steel industry and blue-collar economy, Youngstown, Ohio, and its famous Jeannette Blast Furnace have become key icons in the tragic tale of American deindustrialization. Sherry Lee Linkon and John Russo examine the inevitable tension between those discordant visions, which continue to exert great power over Steeltown's citizens as they struggle to redefine their lives. When "the Jenny" was shut down in 1978, 50,000 Youngstown workers lost their jobs, cutting the heart out of the local economy. Even as the community organized a nationally recognized effort to save the mills, the city was rocked by economic devastation, runaway crime, and mob scandal, problems that...
"We put the working class, in all its varieties, at the center of our work. The new working-class studies is not only about the labor movement, or about workers of any particular kind, or workers in any particular place—even in the workplace. Instead, we ask questions about how class works for people at work, at home, and in the community. We explore how class both unites and divides working-class people, which highlights the importance of understanding how class shapes and is shaped by race, gender, ethnicity, and place. We reflect on the common interests as well as the divisions between the most commonly imagined version of the working class—industrial, blue-collar workers—and worker...
The insider's guide to making your first horror movie, covering the art, craft, and trade secrets of writing, producing, and directing chillers and thrillers. Filled with valuable tips and featuring interviews with some of today's hottest filmmakers, including Wes Craven, Clive Barker, John Landis, and Rick Baker. Photographs.
SUCH A PRETTY PRETTY GIRL . . .SUCH A COLD, CRUEL KNIFE . . . Tiffany Blake was a beautiful long-limbed dancer with a glorious future and the backing of a rich benefactor. Then a monstrous accident severed her leg at the hip. And now her fellow dancers are disappearing without a trace. One by one they fall victim to a dark and deadly pattern of evil - caught by the bloody, brutal logic that would have them pay with their lovely bodies for the cruel fate of another . . . victims of the sadistic madman whose flashing knife will make them writhe a gruesome new dance.