From the original Cat People to Alien to Smile, we're tracing the history of a favorite horror film tactic
Matt Mills
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Matt Mills is a film and music journalist with bylines in The A.V. Club, The Guardian, The Independent, The Telegraph, Metal Hammer and NME.
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