Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and...

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Thrillers and horror lean on coin flips, roulette cylinders, contracts, and rigged games to twist fate into a weapon of dread. Take *No Country for Old Men*: that coin toss isn't just chance—it’s a cold judge deciding life or death