Reel-life cliffhangers in western serials run a narrow range. But cliffhangers in real life are much more subtle, devious, and hair-raising. Cue exclamation points here, and lots of them.
IN REEL LIFE:
A wagon hurtles over a cliff! (Don’t fret: The hero will jump off in the nick of time.)
A powder . . . → Read More: The Reality of Cliffhangers; or, Real-Life Versions for Real-Life People
