A Quote by David Wong
The phrase 'sodomized by a bratwurst poltergeist' suddenly flew through my mind.
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'Poltergeist' was really the film that really scarred but fascinated me with puppets and dolls, clowns, and stuff like that. I've always been afraid of clowns, and then my fear of puppets came around, and 'Poltergeist' was the perfect combination to scare me with a clown doll.
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