90s postmodernism, serial killers and the brief rebirth of the slasher

01/09/16 • 48 min

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From serial killers, to a new breed of slasher movie and to seeing dead people. The USA 90s horror landscape had plenty going for it.

From serial killers, to a new breed of slasher movie and to seeing dead people. The USA 90s horror landscape had plenty going for it.

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