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 | | In truth, beneath that goofy Famous Monsters t-shirt, there beat a heart which was actually embracing -- using an admittedly limited vocabulary culled from these pop-culture icons -- a deeper, firmer belief in Good and a more dedicated refusal of evil than his parents could have imagined. |
 | | The end result is that when the fan of today's monster movies determines to "stay sick," the monster fan state-of-mind he embraces may be a heckuva far cry from what the Sons and Daughters of Forry embraced while ogling the latest issue Famous Monsters of Filmland or staying up late to watch Son of Dracula. |
 | | Similarly, and most telling of all, if there are any heroes in monster movies these days, it is not because a character has championed the good at all costs, but because they had "what it takes" to escape the chaotic forces that tore out their best friend's throat. |
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