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William Ragsdale stars in Fright Night (1985).

Since 1985, Tom Holland’s critically acclaimed directorial debut has been a staple of Halloween movie marathons everywhere. Hard to believe he wrote the script in just three weeks.

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His name became synonymous with ruthless scheming—but was this Florentine philosopher of the Renaissance really that bad?

Adaam James Levin-Areddy