Cara Buono
1) The Unquiet
Author
Language
English
Description
When an abandoned women's prison is put up for sale, a top notch paranormal debunker is brought in to dispel rumors that the place is haunted by former inmates that died horrific and violent deaths. This skeptic and her ex-husband, a documentary filmmaker, both with differing opinions about the supernatural, stumble across some scary revelations about the facility's violent and abusive history.
Publisher
Netflix
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
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Formats
Description
1983, Indiana. A young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family, and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one very strange little girl.
3) Paper towns
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Adapted from the bestselling novel by author John Green, a coming-of-age story centering on Quentin and his enigmatic neighbor Margo, who loved mysteries so much she became one. After taking him on an all-night adventure through their hometown, Margo suddenly disappears; leaving behind cryptic clues for Quentin to decipher. The search leads Quentin and his quick-witted friends on an exhilarating adventure that is equal parts hilarious and moving.
Publisher
Wolfe Video
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Lisa and Reena are in love, but when Reena agrees to become a surrogate mother for her childless sister, the cultural divide between Reena's Indian family and their lesbian lifestyle hits home. A heartfelt comedy about the cultural struggles between immigrant parents and their Americanized children and the strength of family ties.
Publisher
New Line Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
A hilarious black and white comedy. A reporter who bangs out his column on an old manual typewriter and is blissfully unaware that he sticks out like a sore thumb. His girlfriend is fed up because he hasn't even kissed her, and the local mob wants to bump him off because he's hot on their trail ...
6) All Saints
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the inspiring true story of salesman turned pastor Michael Spurlock, the tiny church he was ordered to shut down, and a group of refugees from Southeast Asia. Together, they risked everything to plant seeds for a future that might just save them all." --
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Formats
Description
The story of the aftermath of a unarmed black man being killed by a police officer, told through the eyes of the bystander who filmed the act. A high school baseball phenomenon and an African-American police officer were inspired to take a stand.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one strange little girl. It's 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the demagorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived." --
Author
Language
English
Description
A story of survival about a young woman who took down a serial killer. 15-year-old Kara was approached by a man who put a gun to her neck and forced her into his car. He took her to his apartment, held her captive and sexually assaulted her. While he slept, Kara escaped and led police to the apartment, and identified her captor, a serial killer responsible for at least three unsolved homicides.
10) Beer league
Publisher
Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
A group of misfits have weekly softball games that descend more into fights for macho dominance than making home runs. When love enters his life, it unexpectedly alters Artie's low self-esteem; and the odds for winning, not only the league trophy but a new life, are considerably amped.
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The third season brings strange power fluctuations that trigger Will's awareness of something otherworldly. Eleven and Max sense something is off about the town's residents, and despite having closed the portal to the Upside Down, fears that they are all still in danger from it." --Wikipedia.
14) Beer League
Author
Language
English
Description
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they wont' get kicked out of the local league.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 4
Language
English
Description
Johnny becomes involved with an abusive radio shock jock (Richard Lewis) and in the process forges a new relationship with his son J.J. (Spencer Achtymichuk). Directed by Anthony Michael Hall.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 2
Language
English
Description
A lighthearted Fourth of July road trip turns into a nightmare after Johnny is hit with a vision of Bruce dying in a car crash.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 12
Language
English
Description
When female psychic Alex Sinclair (Jennifer Finnigan) pays Johnny (Anthony Michael Hall) a surprise Christmas visit, the two work together to solve the mystery of one very lost and confused Santa.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 17
Language
English
Description
After Johnny is struck by the vision of a plane lost in a crash, thieves in search of a missing treasure take Johnny, Sara, Walt and J.J. hostage.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 3
Language
English
Description
When Johnny, J.J. and a neighborhood teen are trapped inside the Smith home by two ruthless killers, Johnny's visions of the past help them evade capture.
Author
Series
Dead Zone ; 3
Language
English
Description
Johnny must try to set aside his personal distrust of Vice President Stillson in an effort to prevent a national disaster.