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The conjuring

In 2013 an apparently simple, back-to-basics scary movie transformed horror cinema for the rest of the decade. Based on the allegedly true story of the Perron family haunting and subsequent investigation by ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren, The Conjuring has to-date spawned six sequels and prequ...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: WETMORE, KEVIN J.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [S.l.] : LIVERPOOL UNIV PRESS, 2021.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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