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","summary":"Damian Mc Carthy's first feature-length movie seems like it shouldn't work at all, but it's driven by the most fundamental force in horror and suspense movies.","url":"https://spectrecollie.com/2026/05/03/caveat-or-odd-jobs/","date_published":"2026-05-03T20:34:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Chuck Jordan","url":"https://www.spectrecollie.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2FChuckJordan%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"ChuckJordan"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-03 20:34","date_timestamp":1777840492,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89364950","content_html":"Oddity, or, Golem-in-Law: spectrecollie.com
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@Alligator it makes a lot of sense, but the thought of never making car payments again is super appealing.
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