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Permanent Midnight: Nazi Zombies, Kinky S&M, and Teenage Werewolves Take Over Austin's Fantastic Fest
The best movies seen at 2014's edition of Austin's raucous Fantastic Fest.
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There was no shortage of memorable castration, S&M, zombies, and more at the world's coolest genre movie festival.
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Check out the highlights from this year's edition of the biggest genre movie festival in the United States.
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From creepy, unsettling documentaries to grotesque body horror, check out the films we're all about this year.
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