This year more than in the past, events converge to bring us new horrors. True horrors face the liberals like Terri's Legacy which still hangs on their shoulders.
So it may not be a surprise as the election frightening to them looms and the favorite holiday of the dark side approaches even sooner, the spectre from the shadows appears.
Even as Felos and Mikey suit up for Halloween and Dethnell puts on costume and broom, and bats fly from the caves, the theme most horrible to them all gives rise to a timely approach.
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Oh, the "Horror" What "Horror" may do best is serve as a cudgel against conservative viewers. Last season, an army of undead soldiers rose from their grave in "Homecoming" to vote out the president who sent them to war in a veil-free swipe at President George W. Bush. This season's first episodes feature a serial killer with a weakness for Vice President Dick Cheney and casts Big Oil in an unflattering light.
Future tales promise assaults on pro-lifers and a horror version of the Terri Schiavo case.
Zombie auteur George A. Romero ("Dawn of the Dead") routinely uses horror as a medium for social criticism, so these "Masters" are merely following in his footsteps.
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