Coverage dated October 4, 2026

Did these 6 movies about Satan accidentally summon him to their sets?

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Horror has always had a respectability problem. But filmmakers eventually discovered a useful trick for getting around it: Make the monster a metaphor. The creature in "The Babadook" isn't merely a boogeyman under the bed; it's grief and depression .

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    Horror has always had a respectability problem. But filmmakers eventually discovered a useful trick for getting around it: Make the monster a metaphor. The creature in "The Babadook" isn't merely a boogeyman under the bed; it's grief and depression .

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