It wouldn’t be New Year’s Eve without suspense/thriller/horror/cyberpunk movies set on or around New Year’s Eve. Four favourites of mine:
END OF DAYS (Peter Hyams, 1999). A Wall Street investment banker (Gabriel Byrne) gets possessed by Satan himself, who has come to impregnate a young woman named Christine York (Robin Tunney) on the eve of the new millennium. Only Satan faces a hard-boiled enemy in the form of ex-cop-turned-bodyguard Jericho Cane (Arnold Schwarzenegger).
STRANGE DAYS (Kathryn Bigelow/James Cameron, 1995). In an out-of-control Los Angeles at the turn of the millennium, a former detective (Ralph Fiennes) sells illegal, virtual-reality devices which allow users to experience the recorded sensations of others.
ROBOCOP (Paul Verhoeven, 1987). A murdered cop, Alex Murphy (Peter Weller), is wired into a computer-controlled artificial body and set to the task of policing the soaring crime rate of the near-future city of Detroit.
BITTER MOON (Roman Polanski, 1992). Whilst on a Mediterranean New-Year cruise in this bleak, disturbing and intense tale, English couple Nigel and Fiona (Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott-Thomas) meet Oscar (Peter Coyote), a wheelchair-bound American novelist, and his young French wife Mimi (Emmanuelle Seigner).
The clip: A woman wishes RoboCop/Alex Murphy a Happy New Year and gives him a kiss, leaving a smudge of lipstick on the camera lens, i.e. RoboCop’s visor. (Clip source: getyarn.io)
For the record: This blog just changed name from FantastikThrillerSpace to Johan Fundin. All of the old posts are still here.
Thus, the new URL:
johanfundin.blogspot.com
Johan Fundin's Twisted Shadows is full-tilt suspense entertainment jam-packed with explosive thrills. Perfect for fans of Dean Koontz and James Patterson.
Three young women’s interests collide when the founder of a groundbreaking biotechnology company dies under mysterious circumstances.
"Johan Fundin has a gift for creating atmosphere" LandOfWhimsy.com
Catriona is a hot multimillionaire supermodel. But her life is far from perfect. Cat is being stalked by a creature in a black raincoat. Who is he… or it?
Janice, Cat's twin sister, is a deformed and reclusive pub waitress. To most people, Jan is a disgusting monster.
Ebba, Cat's best friend and supermodel colleague, is living on the edge. Where is the limit?
In connection with the bizarre death of the founder of a pioneering biotech institute, Cat, Jan and Ebba are drawn into a horrifying conspiracy with global consequences.
Release: Summer 2018
What readers are saying about the novels of Johan Fundin:
"Really exciting from beginning to end – a 'page turner'."
"What a shocker! It's really really good! Has everything a suspense novel needs; mystery, murder, red herrings, characters, love, and even a car chase!"
"It's very suspenseful. There's finesse in the train of thought and the use of language differs from that of other thrillers."
"Exciting, entertaining, vividly described, electrifying. I'm impressed. What a finish!"
"What a thrilling story! Impressive!"
HorrorCon UK is the massive horror convention held annually at Magna Science Adventure Centre in my home city Sheffield. Special Guests this year include Heather Langenkamp (A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 1 & 3 & NEW NIGHTMARE), Sid Haig (HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, THE DEVIL'S REJECTS) and John Jarratt (WOLF CREEK 1 & 2).
Another forthcoming posthumous novel from the great Michael Crichton. I can’t wait to read DRAGON TEETH. How many unpublished novels remain to be discovered on Crichton's computer?
This week I'm watching two films based on Michael Crichton novels: THE TERMINAL MAN and SPHERE.
I’ve never been to Los Angeles, California. But it feels like I’ve been there. Richard Laymon brings me there, again and again—through his fantastic fiction. Reading books like COME OUT TONIGHT, QUAKE or BODY RIDES, I’m transported to L.A. Laymon simply does what the best of writers do: transporting the reader. It’s the art of description.
The publisher's key-point information about Mr. Maniac:
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A cross-genre suspense thriller with elements of horror, fantasy and science fiction
Combines a gripping and inventive plot with a host of colourful characters
Will appeal to fans of Stephen King and Dean Koontz
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- Troubador Publishing
