Thrillers and horror tap into coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and...

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Thrillers and horror tap into coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged games to crank up the dread. Look at No Country for Old Men—fate feels cruel and unpredictable when a coin decides life or death