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Twisted But True
Twisted may refer to: Film and television * ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater * ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed by Chai Yee Wei * ''Twisted'' (2004 film), a thriller starring Ashley Judd and Andy Garcia * ''Twisted'', a parody musical by StarKid Productions * ''Twisted'' (TV series), 2013 * "Twisted" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a television episode * ''Twisted'' (web series), an Indian erotic thriller web series Software and games * '' Twisted: The Game Show'', a 1994 3DO game * Twisted (software), an event-driven networking framework * '' WarioWare: Twisted!'', a 2005 game for the Game Boy Advance Books * ''Twisted'' (book), a short story collection by crime writer Jeffery Deaver ** ''More Twisted'', a second short story collection by Deaver * '' Twisted'', a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson * ''Twisted'', a ''Pretty Little Liars'' novel by Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (1986 Film)
''Twisted'' is a 1986 horror and psychological thriller directed by Adam Holender and starring Christian Slater, Lois Smith, and Tandy Cronyn. The screenplay by Christopher Coppola and Nick Vallelonga is based on Jack Horrigan's play ''Children! Children!'', which ran one night on Broadway in 1972. Plot One evening, the Collins, Phillip and Evelyn, a married couple with two children, discover their maid, Mrs. Murdock, dead at the end of their steps; her neck is broken. Evidently, she had an accident; now they need a new babysitter for an upcoming party. The sensible Helen meets little Susan Collins at the discount market and likes her, so she offers to do the job. She does not know Susan's teenage brother Mark (Christian Slater): technically skilled and good in school, but restive and cunning. Mark also listens regularly to German marching music from the Third Reich. As soon as the parents have left, he psychologically terrorizes Helen and his sister with electronic tricks. Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Game Show
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Little Liars
''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American mystery teen drama television series based on the novel series of the same name written by Sara Shepard. Developed by I. Marlene King, the series was broadcast on Freeform between June 8, 2010, and June 27, 2017, comprising 160 episodes over seven seasons. Set in the fictional Rosewood, Pennsylvania, the plot follows five best friends whose secrets are consistently threatened by the anonymous " A", who begins harassing them after the disappearance of their clique leader. Troian Bellisario, Ashley Benson, Lucy Hale, Shay Mitchell, Sasha Pieterse and Janel Parrish lead the ensemble cast, alongside Holly Marie Combs, Ian Harding, Bianca Lawson, Laura Leighton, Chad Lowe, Nia Peeples, Tyler Blackburn and Andrea Parker. ''Pretty Little Liars'' started a media franchise with a web series titled ''Pretty Dirty Secrets'' and two spin-offs, ''Ravenswood'' and '' Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists'', both of which were cancelled after one se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (Anderson Novel)
''Twisted'' is a young adult novel by Laurie Halse Anderson published March 20, 2007 by Viking Books. Reception Reviews ''Twisted'' was generally well-received by critics, including a starred review from ''Kirkus Reviews''. ''Publishers Weekly'' wrote, "This dark comedy gives a chillingly accurate portrayal of the high-school social scene, in which morals, perceptions and conceptions of truth are continually being challenged." They further indicated that "readers will respect he main character'sintegrity, which outshines his mistakes." Awards Controversy ''Twisted'' is listed on the American Library Association's (ALA) "Frequently Challenged Young Adult Books" list. The list is created via ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom, which "receives reports from libraries, schools, and the media on attempts to ban books in communities across the country," then "compile lists of challenged books in order to inform the public about censorship efforts that affect libraries and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Twisted
''More Twisted'' () is a 2006 collection of short stories by crime writer Jeffery Deaver. The book was published in 2006 by Simon & Schuster and is a follow up to Deaver's 2003 '' Twisted''. ''More Twisted'' contains fifteen previously published stories together with a new Lincoln Rhyme Jeffery Deaver (born May 6, 1950) is an American mystery and crime writer. He has a bachelor of journalism degree from the University of Missouri and a J.D. degree from Fordham University and originally started working as a journalist. He late ... mystery. Stories # Chapter and Verse # The Commuter # The Westphalian Ring # Surveillance # Born Bad # Interrogation # Afraid # Double Jeopardy # Tunnel Girl # Locard's Principle (an original Lincoln Rhyme story) # A Dish Served Cold # Copycat # The Voyeur # The Poker Lesson # Ninety-eight Point Six # A Nice Place to Visit References * Deaver, Jeffery: More Twisted () External links Jeffery Deaver's Official site 2006 short story collect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (book)
''Twisted'' () is a 2003 collection of short stories by crime writer Jeffery Deaver. The book was published by Simon & Schuster in 2003 and features 16 short stories, including one featuring Deaver's fictional detective Lincoln Rhyme. Stories # Without Jonathan # The Weekender # For Services Rendered # Beautiful # The Fall Guy # Eye To Eye # Triangle # All The World's A Stage # Gone Fishing # Nocturne # Lesser-Included Offense # The Blank Card # The Christmas Present (an original Lincoln Rhyme story) # Together # The Widow of Pine Creek # The Kneeling Soldier More Twisted A second collection of stories entitled ''More Twisted'' was published in 2006 by Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publ .... This collection contains fifteen previously published s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (software)
Twisted is an event-driven programming, event-driven computer network programming, network programming software framework, framework written in Python (programming language), Python and licensed under the MIT License. Twisted projects variously support Transmission Control Protocol, TCP, User Datagram Protocol, UDP, Transport Layer Security, SSL/TLS, IP multicast, Unix domain Unix domain socket, sockets, many protocols (including HTTP, Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol, XMPP, Network News Transfer Protocol, NNTP, Internet Message Access Protocol, IMAP, Secure Shell, SSH, IRC, File Transfer Protocol, FTP, and others), and much more. Twisted is based on the event-driven programming paradigm, which means that users of Twisted write short callback (computer science), callbacks which are called by the framework. Core ideas Separation of protocols and transports Twisted is designed for complete separation between logical protocols (usually relying on stream-based connection s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (web Series)
Twisted may refer to: Film and television * ''Twisted'' (1986 film), a horror film by Adam Holender starring Christian Slater * ''Twisted'' (1996 film), a modern retelling of ''Oliver Twist'' * ''Twisted'', a 2011 Singapore Chinese film directed by Chai Yee Wei * ''Twisted'' (2004 film), a thriller starring Ashley Judd and Andy Garcia * ''Twisted'', a parody musical by StarKid Productions * ''Twisted'' (TV series), 2013 * "Twisted" (''Star Trek: Voyager''), a television episode * ''Twisted'' (web series), an Indian erotic thriller web series Software and games * '' Twisted: The Game Show'', a 1994 3DO game * Twisted (software), an event-driven networking framework * '' WarioWare: Twisted!'', a 2005 game for the Game Boy Advance Books * ''Twisted'' (book), a short story collection by crime writer Jeffery Deaver ** ''More Twisted'', a second short story collection by Deaver * '' Twisted'', a novel by Laurie Halse Anderson * ''Twisted'', a ''Pretty Little Liars'' novel by Sar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (1996 Film)
''Twisted'' is a 1996 film written and directed by Seth Michael Donsky in his debut. The film, a Don Quixote and Miravista Films production, is a retelling of Charles Dickens' classic 1838 novel ''Oliver Twist,'' set in a New York City contemporary underground populated by drag queens, drug abusers and hustlers. The film was an official selection and debuted in 1997 at the 47th Berlin International Film Festival, and was also screened as an official selection at the Seattle International Film Festival. Donsky's film was made prior to Jacob Tierney's similar film ''Twist'', starring American actor Nick Stahl. Donsky's ''Twisted'' was re-discovered by the Museum of Modern Art in 2013, included in their Charles Dickens bicentenary film series and subsequently accepted into their permanent film collection. Synopsis William Hickey stars as Andre, a lecherous brothel owner who trades in young men. Exploiting his young charges through paternalism and drugs, Andre sets his sights on Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twisted (TV Series)
''Twisted'' (stylized as ''twiƨted'') is an American teen drama mystery- thriller television series. The pilot episode aired on March 19, 2013, and the show's remaining 10 episodes resumed airing on June 18, 2013. On July 30, 2013, ''Twisted'' was picked up for a full season of 19 episodes and the second half of season one started airing on February 11, 2014. The season finale aired on April 1, 2014. On August 13, 2014, ABC Family announced that ''Twisted'' would not be renewed for a second season. Plot The series focuses on charming sixteen-year-old Danny Desai (Avan Jogia) who was charged with killing his aunt when he was eleven. Having spent five years in juvenile detention, he is released and returns to his hometown of Green Grove, New York. While trying to rekindle old friendships and facing the challenges of dealing with his judgmental peers, Danny becomes the prime suspect in the murder of a classmate. Realizing the town does not care about the truth and only wants to se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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