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‘Bring Her Back’ Special Effects Artist Reveals His Nasty Secrets
‘Bring Her Back’ Special Effects Artist Reveals His Nasty Secrets

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The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told
The Greatest True Crime Stories Ever Told

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Book Squad Goals: Othersode #106: Good American Duplass / Good American Family with Mary Kay McBrayer
Book Squad Goals: Othersode #106: Good American Duplass / Good American Family with Mary Kay McBrayer

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This Is What Happened at a Typical Scottish Witch Trial
This Is What Happened at a Typical Scottish Witch Trial

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“Ben Deserves to Die”: Playing With Audience Expectations in ‘Speak No Evil’
“Ben Deserves to Die”: Playing With Audience Expectations in ‘Speak No Evil’

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Reinvigorated ’90s Nostalgic Horror In I SAW THE TV GLOW
Reinvigorated ’90s Nostalgic Horror In I SAW THE TV GLOW

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The Roots Of GET OUT Run Long, Deep… And Undead
The Roots Of GET OUT Run Long, Deep… And Undead

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The "Real" Witches of Macbeth
The "Real" Witches of Macbeth

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‘Lord Of Misrule’ Director William Brent Bell On His New Folk Horror
‘Lord Of Misrule’ Director William Brent Bell On His New Folk Horror

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The Ghosts in Tananarive Due's The Reformatory Honor the Violence of the Past
The Ghosts in Tananarive Due's The Reformatory Honor the Violence of the Past

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7 Otherworldy Horror Books Inspired by Gaelic Folklore
7 Otherworldy Horror Books Inspired by Gaelic Folklore

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‘Foe’ Director Garth Davis Talks Our Relationship With AI
‘Foe’ Director Garth Davis Talks Our Relationship With AI

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Extraterrestrial Capitalism in ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’
Extraterrestrial Capitalism in ‘Landscape With Invisible Hand’

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Breaking Down Our Favorite YELLOWJACKETS Fan Theories
Breaking Down Our Favorite YELLOWJACKETS Fan Theories

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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE?…You Mean The Medicalized Torture Of The Past?
CRIMES OF THE FUTURE?…You Mean The Medicalized Torture Of The Past?

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The 10 Biggest Horror Moments In Robert Eggers’ New Viking Film, THE NORTHMAN
The 10 Biggest Horror Moments In Robert Eggers’ New Viking Film, THE NORTHMAN

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How Fresh subverts a frustrating horror-movie trope in bartender Paul
How Fresh subverts a frustrating horror-movie trope in bartender Paul

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12 Thrilling Circus Horror Books
12 Thrilling Circus Horror Books

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Nathalie Biancheri Talks Authenticity Among Species In WOLF
Nathalie Biancheri Talks Authenticity Among Species In WOLF

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The Immortal Creature: Ricou Browning
The Immortal Creature: Ricou Browning

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Dollhouse of Horrors
Dollhouse of Horrors

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America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan w/ Mary Kay McBrayer
America’s First Female Serial Killer: Jane Toppan w/ Mary Kay McBrayer

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House of Mystery Radio on NBC
House of Mystery Radio on NBC

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Tidings of Discomfort and Woe: The Christmas Prophecies of the Mothman
Tidings of Discomfort and Woe: The Christmas Prophecies of the Mothman

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Redemption in Emerald Fennell’s Rape-Revenge Horror Film “PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN”
Redemption in Emerald Fennell’s Rape-Revenge Horror Film “PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN”

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Everything Trying to Kill You
Everything Trying to Kill You

Everything Trying to Kill You Podcast

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Eight Ways 'Tales from the Hood' Still Holds Up & Remains Relevant 25 Years Later
Eight Ways 'Tales from the Hood' Still Holds Up & Remains Relevant 25 Years Later

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Q&A with Michael Kennedy, writer of FREAKY (2020)
Q&A with Michael Kennedy, writer of FREAKY (2020)

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Retellings and Reimaginings of MACBETH’s Weird Sisters
Retellings and Reimaginings of MACBETH’s Weird Sisters

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The 19th-Century Nurse Who Was Secretly a Serial Killer
The 19th-Century Nurse Who Was Secretly a Serial Killer

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