Neon Nightmares - L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s

<p> </p><p>Between 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 <em>Die Hard</em> and <em>The Terminator</em> crime dramas like <em>To Live and Die in L.A.</em> and <em>52 Pick-Up</em> and exploitation epics like <em>Vice Squad</em> and <em>Savage Streets</em>.  </p><p> </p><p>Brad Sykes' <em>Neon Nightmares: L.A. Thrillers of the 1980s</em> 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 <em>Neon Nightmares</em> sheds new light on some of the most popular and controversial movies ever made.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>BRAD SYKES BIO</p><p> </p><p>Brad Sykes is the award-winning screenwriter and director of more than 20 feature films including <em>Plaguers</em> <em>Goth</em> and <em>Camp Blood</em>. He is the author of <em>Terror in the Desert: Dark Cinema of the American Southwest</em> and has penned articles for <em>Fangoria</em> <em>Midnight</em> <em>Route</em> and <em>Indie Slate</em>. Sykes lives with his wife/producing partner Josephina in Los Angeles California where they own and operate Nightfall Pictures.   </p><p> </p><p> </p>