It's always been a wild world, with humans telling stories of killer animals as soon as they could tell stories at all. Movies are an especially popular vehicle for our fascination with fierce creatures. In Brute Force, Dominic Lennard takes a close look at a range of cinematic animal attackers, including killer gorillas, sharks, snakes, bears, wolves, spiders, and even a few dinosaurs. Lennard argues that animal horror is not so much a focused genre as it is an impulse, tapping into age-old fears of becoming prey. At the same time, these films expose conflicts and uncertainties in our current relationship with animals. Movies considered include King Kong, Jaws, The Grey, Them!, Arachnophobia, Jurassic Park, Snakes on a Plane, An American Werewolf in London, and many more. Drawing on insights from film studies, art history, cognitive science, and evolutionary psychology, Brute Force is an engaging critical exploration—and appreciation—of cinema's many bad beasts.

Valentina never expected to be looking for a new pack. But when her Alpha's behavior pushes her out, she finds herself fighting in the tournament to show off her skills to potential new Alphas. Only problem is, her old Alpha just can't seem to let things go... Thatcher never thought he'd end up in the tournament either. Or that he'd end up sharing a tent with someone as sexy as Valentina. He just wants to focus on competing. But, man. It's difficult. This could get real complicated real fast. ***Adult Content, ~20,000 words, A Werewolf Romance Novella ***Adapted from Thatcher's Mate ***Check out other books from the Mated Series: Lenora's Mate, Reina's Mate, and Kiko's Mate. All available individually and in the bundle Mated Series, 1-4 ***Werewolf romance, romance book for adults, romance book, werewolf book, shifter romance, paranormal romance, steamy romance

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