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Topic: Halloween 2012: What’s scary?

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Halloween 2012: What's scary?

Jonathan Lethem, Peter Trachtenberg, Jennifer Gilmore, Kate Christensen, Meg Wolitzer, Julie Klam
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Meg Wolitzer
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Jonathan Lethem
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Peter Trachtenberg
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Aging: The horror show

Kate Christensen
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Ghostbusting

Julie Klam
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Fearing fear itself

Jennifer Gilmore
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