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OR ARE THERE NO GOOD HORROR BOOGEYMEN ANY MORE?

y most metrics, the horror genre looks to be in rude health. The past decade has not only seen the release of a string of blockbusters like and , and (plus its. So why does it still feel like something is missing? Where have all of the memorable horror-movie boogeymen gone?

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