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  • Wake in Fright by Kenneth Cook perfectly demonstrates the juxtaposition between the clean-cut, city teacher stuck out in the outback and his reaction to the events which unfold around him.

    Nature Writing « Write Anything 2009

  • Porter having the better jaw line and I am guessing he plays a footballer player in Fright Night Lights so that should give him some of the build.

    Who Will Be Captain America? John Krasinski and Six Other Actors Shortlisted | /Film 2010

  • So in Fright Night Yelchin will play Charley Brewster, while in Charlie Bartlett he played, uh, Charlie Bartlett.

    Anton Yelchin Scores Lead Role in Fright Night Remake | /Film 2010

  • Wake in Fright (a.k.a. Outback - 1971) - Once deemed a “lost” film, Ted Kotcheff’s gripping 1971 thriller about a mild-mannered school teacher’s crazed weekend in the Australian outback, has recently been restored and is now considered one of the greatest Australian films of all time.

    25 ActionFest 2010 Films Announced | Fandomania 2010

  • Many amusing tales were told there of the "Stag Fright" and blunders of amateur sportsmen on their first deer hunt.

    Before the War, and After the Union; An Autobiography 1929

  • Oregon ended that run last Halloween in a game the fans dubbed Fright Night, a 47-20 rout at Autzen Stadium that was fourth-ranked USC's worst since 1997.

    The Seattle Times 2010

  • Peter's movie career wasn't going well and he was hosting a late night movie show called Fright Night during which he continued to act like a vampire hunter during his segments.

    Epinions Recent Content for Home 2008

  • So Halloween is over and you†™ re thinking, “Gee, I miss scary movie marathons, increased risk of diabetes as treats, and an excuse to put spirit gum on my face. †Well it doesn†™ t have to be over, little Timmy (or Jill), because there†™ s a pretty nifty website called Fright Rags.

    CrownDozen.com 2008

  • On GOP Primary 'Fright': The women concurred that Tea Party outsiders, like Christine O'Donnell and Carl Paladino, were more about channeling anger than ideology.

    HuffPost Radio: Both Sides Now w/ Huffington & Matalin: on Tea=GOP, Tax Cuts, Woody Allen & Breast-Feeding 2010

  • 'Fright 'em away, Flora!' he was croakin ', in a v'ice that hoarse an' husky 'twas hard to make out what he says.

    Penrod and Sam Booth Tarkington 1907

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