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| Title | Rational Fears: American Horror in the 1950s |
| Authors | Rudolf Steiner, Mark Jancovich |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Manchester University Press, 1996 |
| ISBN | 0719036232, 9780719036231 |
| Length | 324 pages |
| Subjects | › › Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism |
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