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In these times of economic woe where better to escape the bitter reality of the credit crunch than your local, friendly multiplex?

Or maybe not. If it's something life-affirming and feelgood you're after you could be in for a nasty shock.

Right now there is a surge in demand for horror films.

So far the year's top spinetinglers have taken nearly $240 million between them at the box office worldwide. Jack Warner, box office reporter at Screen International, says its part of a "general trend away from arthouse movies and towards genres like horror."

Perverse as it might sound, when the chips are down our appetite for being scared witless increases. Read full article »

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