a neighborhood being 'held hostage' to fear [=a neighborhood controlled or dominated by fear]
The terrorists demanded a plane and a pilot in exchange for the 'hostages'.
The 'hostage' crisis is now entering its second week.
(..) a war your father started. Lord Stark raised you among his own sons. Among them, but not one of them. I was his hostage taken from my home. If he were alive to see this-- He's not. He's dead. (..)2012 TvShow: Game of Thrones Title: The Old Gods and the New Season: 2 Episode 6