Supernatural horror. When his aunt dies in mysterious circumstances in her Victorian home, her sceptical nephew Bryan (Tim Daly) immediately leaves his wife (Andrea Roth) to move in, despite warnings from those around him that his inherited home is haunted and dangerous. Once inside, Tim witnesses first hand the hauntings he was forewarned of as he is plagued by hallucinatory visions and unexplainable noises. But unwilling to accept supernatural explanations, Tom visits a doctor (Bruce Altman), a psychologist (Edward Hermann) and, reluctantly, a psychic (Zoe Saldana) in the hope of discovering some reasonable explanation. Could all the mystifying incidents really be just inside his head?

"The Global Media" describes in detail the recent rapid growth and crossborder activities and linkages of an industry largely composed of international conglomerates. It assesses the significance of the ongoing deregulation and convergence of global media and telecommunications systems and the rise of the internet. The authors argue that the most important features of this globalization process are the implantation, consolidation and concentration of advertisement-based commercial media and the parallel weakening of the 'public sphere'. It is contended that the United States provides the evolutionary model toward which the global media system is moving, and the history and characteristics of the U.S. System are described, along with developments in seven other countries around the world. Finally, the authors evaluate the defenses of the ongoing globalization process and discuss the forms of local, national and global resistance that have emerged.

Written by two of the leading media scholars in America, this book provides the most up-to-date, concise survey of the global media industry available and has become essential reading for all those interested in media studies. "