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New Straits Times

04-21-2007

Fear five times over
Byline: Francis Dass
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: '6'
Column: See

IF you need to `chill', these spine tinglers can do the job horrifyingly well, writes FRANCIS DASS.

I DON'T know about you, but I find the tendency some of us in wanting to scare ourselves silly to be deliciously cathartic. Over the years, I've found that the catharsis is best channelled through a hearty viewing ...

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