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The Monstrous Empathy of Lon Chaney
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The Origins of Hollywood’s Obsession With Disaster
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The Return of Weird TV
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Seeing Double: An Appreciation for Dual-Screen Roles
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Twenty years ago, Nicolas Cage Woo'd John Travolta and audiences were treated to an action spectacular that ranks amongst the very best. Read More...