Just like Rubber Man, the cinema-worthy FX series takes no prisoners.
So far,Freak Showhas introduced us to what might be thescariest clown ever.
That Ryan Murphy sure has a flair for the frightening.
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This is a television show with imagination.
It is a series that we callThe Twilight Zone.
Yeah, ‘‘nefarious’’ doesn’t adequately describe this town’s seedy underbelly.
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Or if a serial killer was parading around dressed as Santa?
Or if a cat gland was implanted in a homeless guy’s brain?
Or if a radio-talk-show host committed murders for ratings?
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Or if an aging model killed her younger competition?
Or if a vampire was fired from his job at the local blood bank?
But what makesThe Outer Limitsspecial are the ethical dilemmas it poses.
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And this Chris Carter show gets bonus points for casting Terry O’Quinn before theLostboys made it cool.
And thus one of TV’s biggest cult hits was born.
David Lynch’s series had everyone asking who killed the popular, sweet homecoming queen Laura Palmer.
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For a short while, anyway, horror junkies got a weekly 40-minute fix of fear.
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