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Horror movies for people who don't like horror
Everyone has a friend who says they hate horror. Usually they mean they hate being ambushed, or they saw something at eleven that they should not have. These are the films that let you in gently: funny ones, clever ones, thrillers wearing a horror coat. Start anywhere on this list and the genre stops looking like a dare.
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