How History Shapes the Horror Movies We Love to Fear

The Takeaway | Mar 10, 2017

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Every Friday, Rafer Guzman, film critic for Newsday and The Takeaway, drops by to review the new releases hitting the box office.

But this week, Rafer looks ahead to the year in horror films and explains how our historical anxieties have been represented in the scary movies we love to fear.

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