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 make us squirm because they turn chance into a weapon. Take No Country for Old Men: the coin toss isn’t just luck, it’s chilling fate deciding who lives or dies