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Jul 2021
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S2 Episode Twelve: Tempting the Devil wi...

Sinead Lynch
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Back from hiatus with some more horror content!

We all know the legacy of the famous 'cursed' films... The Omen, The Exorcist, Poltergeist etc. But could the bad vibes surrounding those films been deliberately attracted by another set of iconic films? Ones that involved notorious fan of the occult Christopher Lee? Why did they have to make evil look so goddamn sexy? 

Featuring special guest Ali Khamseh! 

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