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"They were shouting the whole time, and it got louder during the film's scarier scenes," she tells the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Eye-watering capex, like a blunt medical diagnosis, can sometimes sound far scarier than it ultimately proves to be.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

Two heists made in broad daylight present a scarier challenge for museums worn out by soup-throwing protesters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 14, 2025

“The more I learn about them,” the scarier the situation gets, said Johnson, who previously worked as a model train product photographer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

They were a lot scarier than this place, she told herself.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin



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