{"product_id":"neon-nightmares-l-a-thrillers-of-the-1980s","title":"Neon Nightmares - L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1980 and 1989, Los Angeles was the world's most popular location for thriller movies, providing the perfect setting for gritty neo-noirs, buddy cop actioners, cautionary tales, vigilante flicks and apocalyptic science fiction. During this ten-year period, over two hundred L.A. Thrillers were produced and released, including Hollywood blockbusters like \u003cem\u003eDie Hard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Terminator\u003c\/em\u003e, crime dramas like \u003cem\u003eTo Live and Die in L.A.\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e52 Pick-Up\u003c\/em\u003e and exploitation epics like \u003cem\u003eVice Squad\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSavage Streets\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad Sykes' \u003cem\u003eNeon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s\u003c\/em\u003e is the first comprehensive study of the City of Angels' most outrageous cinematic decade. Hundreds of films, from studio megahits to cult obscurities, receive in-depth reviews. The book also examines the L.A. Thriller's origins and development while focusing on key production companies, actors and filmmakers. Written with insight gleaned over twenty-five years living and working in Hollywood and filled with rare stills, \u003cem\u003eNeon Nightmares\u003c\/em\u003e sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRAD SYKES BIO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films, including \u003cem\u003ePlaguers\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGoth\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCamp Blood\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eTerror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest\u003c\/em\u003e and has penned articles for \u003cem\u003eFangoria\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMidnight\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRoute\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eIndie Slate\u003c\/em\u003e. Sykes lives with his wife\/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles, California, where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7656599\"\u003eBrad Sykes\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e BearManor Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798887712024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 8887712026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004100\"\u003eFilm | Genres | Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44483091267821,"sku":"9798887712024","price":42.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d5a522df-361f-46ea-aa19-526a4e5d1a11.jpg?v=1700768942","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/neon-nightmares-l-a-thrillers-of-the-1980s","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}