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Normally, the masked killers of slasher films haunt the same small places.

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But horrors most meta maniac cant resist the allure of those bright city lights.

The setting helps makeRosemarys Babyso tense, creating a brand of horror unique to the scale of New York.

Beyond revealing aspects of queer culture,Cruisingalso shows a complex relationship between queerness and horror.

Its no wonder that after this the only places left for him to go werehellandouter space.

Patrick Bateman looks at him and says, Hold my beer.

Hes a filthy-rich Wall Street trader, and his world is one of stark anonymity.

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