horror
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We believe that Cinemark is particularly well positioned, given its historical overindexing to family and horror content, favorable market-share setup, improving Latin America trends, constructive film-rental dynamics, and labor leverage that appears better than feared.
From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026
As horror metaphors go, this malediction is one we know all too well.
From Salon • Jun. 18, 2026
Raised in Adelaide, Bird was no stranger to horror, having made a scene-stealing turn in the Philippou brothers’ teen possession hit “Talk to Me” when he was 15.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
Audiences “only want to experience the bare minimum of the horror stories.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026
In the hush of horror that followed, there was a gentle pressure on my knees.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing horror
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