“Buddy” and Analogue Horror
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.

A child in Surabaya wants to bury his father's body. However, on the night after the tahlil, his father's body rises, walks out of the house, and disappears into the darkness. On the same night, a resident of Lamongan sees the apparition of a walking corpse at the end of the village road; a village that is cursed: those who are born in the village, if they die outside the village and are not immediately sent home will return home by themselves.
Upon first watch, Buddy feels like it should have been aired on Adult Swim at four in the morning.
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So with the recent (rightful) public apologies to Britney from comedians and media for trashing her image in the 2000s, perhaps some people should also give Crossroads the fair chance it deserves. It won't be everyone's cup of tea, and that is fine. Personally, I will take my girl Britney and her movie, over the next testosterone "Dude Flick" any day.
“It's not ghosts. It's not supernatural. It's... It's America. And it's everywhere.”
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