Crichton fans will embrace 'Fear'
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Topping best-seller lists this fall are novels by popular authors who use fiction to dissect a slice of American culture and politics. Michael Crichton's new novel, State of Fear, might be the most provocative and controversial of them all.
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The Brave One transposes 1970s fears to today's New York City
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The answer will come when Thomas Harris' new novel about  serial killer Hannibal Lecter, "Behind the Mask," is published  next year.
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Fear has a new name - black magic. Ho Sakta Hai comes in as one of the first Hindi films based on Black Magic - a theme alien to Bollywood so far.
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A cautionary bedtime tale for kids and their freaked-out parents.
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Being a little bit scared is good. Many Marines say it keeps them sharp during a war in which combat comes in spurts, separated by lengthy bouts of boredom.
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There's hype. There's hysteria. And there's history.
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BBC Radio 4's Click On programme explores how virtual worlds are helping people overcome real-world fears.
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The book, while hardly high culture, keeps the heart racing. The film, most critics agree, is more like a tranquilizer shot. &quot;The Da Vinci Code&quot; is just the latest proof that what keeps you turning pages late at night won&#039;t necessarily keep you awake in the theater.
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Michael Crichton: Give Michael Crichton a millimeter, and he'll take a mile.
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The thriller âBreachâ manages to excite and unnerve despite our knowing the ending.
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Wall Street is being spooked by the wrong fear. The 'I' word is scarier
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David Fincher, Hollywoodâs darkest director, confronts his earliest fear. So then why is it the actors who seem so shaken?
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All of the &quot;Open Water&quot; in the ocean won&#39;t dilute the film&#39;s undercurrent of tension. OK, let&#39;s get the inevitable analogy over with: &quot;Open Water&quot; does inherit the mantle of a certain Central Florida, micro-budgeted terror tale. We can nickname this one ...
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Many teens, and some a bit older, will be spending this Halloween visiting a creepy, ghoul-filled haunted house, or watching a gory, horror flick. They'll say they love to shiver in fear and scream in terror. Or do they? Researchers say it's actually the adrenaline rush &#151; and the wave of relief once the fright is over &#151; that makes being scared so much fun.
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Seeking opportunity in a market clouded by fear.
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Readers who long for instant clarity will be frustrated, but this smart, audacious work becomes as gripping as a good thriller.