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There were also horror shows on the radio. very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. they had all these creepy sound effects. they would come on at ten o'clock at night, and i just would scare myself to death.
-Jessica Hagedorn
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There Were Also Horror Shows On The

Jessica Hagedorn
There were also horror shows on the radio. very terrifying and thrilling to me as a kid. they had all these creepy sound effects. they would come on at ten o'clock at night, and i just would scare myself to death.
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