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Gerald Santana
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- posted July 15, 2015 09:34 PM      Profile for Gerald Santana   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
"The skull of legendary vampire film director FW Murnau was reported missing from his family plot, as some speculate possible occult motives for theft..."

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/jul/14/nosferatu-director-head-stolen-germany-grave-fw-murnau?CMP=fb_gu

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Steven J Kirk
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- posted July 16, 2015 10:07 AM      Profile for Steven J Kirk   Email Steven J Kirk   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
They will catch the culprits eventually though they do have a head start...

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Clyde Miles
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- posted July 16, 2015 12:42 PM      Profile for Clyde Miles     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
sounds a bit like a story author mr bloch once wrote.

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Steven J Kirk
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- posted July 17, 2015 01:20 PM      Profile for Steven J Kirk   Email Steven J Kirk   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I hear that FW Murnau's head now has an agent. Is in talks to direct the new Batman film...

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Paul Browning
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- posted July 18, 2015 09:55 AM      Profile for Paul Browning   Email Paul Browning   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
It is very macabre, I can't get me head round it.

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Robert Crewdson
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- posted July 18, 2015 10:34 AM      Profile for Robert Crewdson     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Not very funny for members of the family.

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Steven J Kirk
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- posted July 18, 2015 11:15 AM      Profile for Steven J Kirk   Email Steven J Kirk   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Well, it's black humour, it's very healthy and seems so appropriate to someone who directed such a famous horror film. I think Murnau would be amused.

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