Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, rigged games, and contracts to ratchet...

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Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, rigged games, and contracts to ratchet up dread by putting fate on the line. Think of No Country for Old Men, where Anton Chigurh’s coin tosses feel like death sentences dressed as chance