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WE ARE THE WEIRDOS, MISTER: A local millennial woman has once again found herself thinking about American actress Fairuza Balk this spooky season.

Having grown up on such classics as The Waterboy, The Craft, and Almost Famous, Sophie Banks recalls being inexplicably drawn to the gravelly voiced actress who was almost unnervingly good at playing the unhinged.

Whilst beloved Halloween staples such as Hocus Pocus and Practical Magic hold a dear place in her heart, Sophie says watching The Craft as a moody, misunderstood teenager felt like a borderline religious experience, second only to the sexual awakening she had watching her sister’s copy of ‘Cruel Intentions’ when she was thirteen.

Sophie says The Craft was the movie that saw Fairuza’s chop

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