Helen Hanson schreibt Bestseller-Thriller, die sich mit dem Schicksal verzweifelter Menschen befassen, die in hochtechnologische Welten verwickelt sind. Ihre Erzählungen handeln von Charakteren wie Hackern, CIA-Agenten, Industriegrößen und Mobstern, die alle in persönlichen Strudeln gegen unerbittliche, tödliche Kräfte gefangen sind. Auf ihren Reisen kämpfen diese Charaktere darum, Wahrheit, Humor und ihre Menschlichkeit zu finden, oft am Rande extremer Gefahr. Hanson selbst äußert tiefes Misstrauen gegenüber denen, die nach globaler Macht streben, auch wenn sie über die Machtbesessenen schreibt.
An authoritative companion providing a thematic survey of film noir, featuring contributions from established and emerging scholars, and exploring its influence on various media, including television and graphic novels.
Combining ink with dry colored pencil is an innovative technique that integrates two very different media, resulting in rich and detailed work. This beautiful book looks at different methods of mark-making in ink and a repertoire of colored pencil techniques, then explains how to work with them together successfully. Drawing on the author's love of the countryside and its plant communities, it shows how the technique can be used to interpret the landscape in a new and highly individual way. Packed with step-by-step sequences and finished examples, this book will encourage beginners to get started and inspire artists looking for a new direction.
The endangered and dangerous female figures of Rebecca, of Jagged Edge and What Lies Beneath have a deserved and endures fascination. This work re- examines these gothic heroines of Hollywood and their meanings, in two of Hollywood's key generic cycles, film noir and the female gothic film. It also traces their revival in neo-gothic films.