Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, roulette cylinders, and rigged games...

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Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, roulette cylinders, and rigged games to turn chance into pure dread. Think of No Country for Old Men—Anton Chigurh’s coin tosses strip away control, forcing characters to face fate cold and raw