Tag Archives: thriller

Stephen King's 'End of Watch' is the final installment in his Bill Hodges trilogy and is a high-speed, thrilling and bumpy ride.

Small-town people and secrets – a familiar combination of factors that make the town of Waterbury comfortable and welcoming, as a small town should feel. But small towns have secrets … and when those start to come out, the blood begins to flow.

Painkillers tells the story of a military unit that wakes up in a hospital after a mission. None of the soldiers remember their mission, and they are given experimental drugs to help regain their memories safely. As they begin to remember, they realize there is more to the mission, and …

I was privileged to speak with the star of the new movie 'Painkillers,' Tahmoh Penikett ('Battlestar Galactica,' 'Dollhouse') about the film and his role. As a big fan of 'BSG,' needless to say I was very excited!

For both better and worse, this latest entry in the franchise is likely the most "Bond" of Bond movies.

The end of the world as a whole is reflected brilliantly in the end of the world for just one man in Adam Nevill's dark and brutal 'Lost Girl.'

Overall, David Lagercrantz has done a marvelous job with the Millennium series continuation and whether Larsson’s unfinished efforts ever make it to press or not, more in this vein would be marvelous.

'Speaking in Bones' takes Temperance Brennan deep into the spooky rural backwaters of America and is an ideal summer thriller that will leave you breathless

'The Silent Girls' is the proverbial page-turner that not only mystery buffs will stay up late devouring but even literary snobs could probably appreciate.

No bones about it. The seventeenth novel in the popular Temperance Brennan series is superbly entertaining and packed with Reichs' usual penchant for scientific detail and accuracy.

While 'Blackhat' does hacking well and hints at the depths of cyberterrorism and a dichotomy of tangible and virtual threats, it's primarily a stylish but dull thriller that never quite satisfies.

We may only be scratching the surface of what 2015 has to offer, but part of the fun of fandom is anticipation. Here are the 10 films that we at Pop Mythology are most anticipating for next year.

While the twisted story of 'Gone Girl' takes some effective stabs at meaning, it's most enjoyed when looked at for what it is, a story.

A Voice in the Dark is a mature psychological horror-thriller comic that’s heavy on the psychology and light on the gore and violence. Its creation is also a remarkable and inspiring success story on numerous levels.

Enemies Closer is an enjoyable popcorn flick that that doesn’t seek to be anything more than what it is, and what it is should quite please JCVD’s legion of loyal, enthusiastic fans. And, yes, he still kicks ass.