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.
(..) They're in the back, aren't they? - Just me. - I'm really sorry. She was like a crouching tiger. - You got taken hostage by a twelve year old? Well, girls mature faster than boys. She is way ahead of where I was at that age. - Twelve's the new twenty. Gun please. - Like you would ever use it.. (..)2009 Zombieland