Thrillers and horror use coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged...

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Thrillers and horror use coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged games to ratchet up tension with brutal fairness. Take No Country for Old Men: a coin toss seals life or death, forcing characters and viewers into cold uncertainty