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be Lisa's adopted brother, Patrick, murders two of the gang members before the rest flee into the woods. Scratch and his girlfriend, Shelley, decide they will fight
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Frankenstein Monster and the Wolfman. The Frankenstein Monster and the Wolfman burst into the screening room, frightening the audience.
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