Shadow of the Cobra is a 1989 television movie based on the book, regarding who, which is widely believed to be a psychopath?
Shadow of the Cobra Shadow of the Cobra is a 1989 television movie based on the book "The Life and Crimes of Charles Sobhraj" by Richard Neville and Julie Clarke.
Mind control in popular culture Mind control has proven a popular subject in fiction, featuring in books and films such as "The Manchurian Candidate" (1959; film adaptation 1962) and "The IPCRESS File" (1962; film 1965), both stories advancing the premise that controllers could hypnotize a person into murdering on command while retaining no memory of the killing. As a narrative device, mind control serves as a convenient means of introducing changes in the behavior of characters, and is used as a device for raising tension and audience uncertainty in the contexts of Cold War and terrorism. Mind control has often been an important theme in science fiction and fantasy stories. Terry O'Brian comments: "Mind control is such a powerful image that if hypnotism did not exist, then something similar would have to have been invented: the plot device is too useful for any writer to ignore. The fear of mind control is equally as powerful an image."