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Beetlejuice: Five Twisted Tropes that Made a Masterpiece

Beetlejuice: Five Twisted Tropes that Made a Masterpiece

Explore how Beetlejuice (1988) subverts five favorite haunted horror tropes with humor, unusual settings, and empathetic characters.

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