Ira Levin
Author
Language
English
Description
For Joanna, her husband, Walter, and their children, the move to beautiful Stepford seems almost too good to be true. It is. For behind the town's idyllic facade lies a terrible secret — a secret so shattering that no one who encounters it will ever be the same.
At once a masterpiece of psychological suspense and a savage commentary on a media-driven society that values the pursuit of youth and beauty at all costs, The Stepford Wives is a novel...
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Pub. Date
1953
Language
English
Description
A modern classic, this novel set a new standard in the art of mystery and suspense in its exploration of the criminal mind. A Kiss Before Dying not only debuted the talent of best-selling novelist Ira Levin to rave reviews and an Edgar Award, it also set a new standard in the art of psychological suspense. It tells the shocking tale of a young man who will stop at nothing to get where he wants to go. He has dreams; plans. He has charm, good looks,...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Sliver, Ira Levin's chilling tale of psychological suspense, takes readers on a twisted journey of obsession and seduction inside a glittering New York City high-rise.
When successful book editor Kay Norris moves into a high-end "sliver" building on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, little does she realize her every move is being monitored by an intricate system of surveillance cameras watched by a mysterious voyeur. As she delves deeper into the...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c1970
Language
English
Description
By the author of Rosemary's Baby, a horrifying journey into a future only Ira Levin could imagine
Considered one of the great dystopian novels—alongside Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Aldous Huxley's A Brave New World—Ira Levin's frightening glimpse into the future continues to fascinate readers even forty years after publication.
The story is set in a seemingly perfect global society. Uniformity is the defining feature;
...Series
Language
English
Description
A young woman, innocent and religious, and her husband, ambitious and agnostic, are having a baby. A coven of witches and warlocks claim their unborn child is the Antichrist.
"***1/2...an anamorphic widescreen mastering that makes it look like it was shot yesterday, making this hair-raising chiller a no-brainer purchase. Highly recommended."--Video Librarian
9) Deathtrap
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Language
English
Description
After seeing his latest play fail on opening night, Sidney Bruhl plays a game of murder to obtain a manuscript written by one of his students
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
After moving with her husband and children to the well-manicured community of Stepford, Connecticut, former New York television executive Joanna Eberhart is beginning to realize that Stepford is more than just the "perfect" place to live ... it's a little to perfect. All the wives in town are models who cater to their husband's every desire. What is going on behind the closed doors of the Stepford Men's Association and the Stepford Day Spa? Can Joanna...
Series
Publisher
Paramount DVD
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Joanna reluctantly moves with her husband and children from New York City to the suburban community of Stepford, Connecticut. But when life in Stepford begins to seem too perfect, Joanna and her new friend Bobby investigate a mysterious conspiracy among the town's husbands