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Netflix's Fear Street and the return of gory 'slasher' horror Netflix As Netflix's new Fear Street trilogy of films reinvents the murder-filled slasher movie for a new generation, Anna Bogutskaya reflects on the horror genre's lasting appeal. Alamy A Nightmare on Elm Street’s Freddy Krueger is among the numerous slasher villains with an instantly-recognisable look Strode was the defining "final …
