A down-and-out Brooklyn detective is hired to track down a singer on an odyssey that will take him through the desperate streets of Harlem, the smoke-filled jazz clubs of New Orleans, and the swamps of Louisiana and its seedy underworld of voodoo.
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Horror DNA Psychological Straightforward Mind-bending
100 Creature Human threats Monster-driven
0 Fun Factor Deadly serious Blast to watch
17 Cerebral Popcorn horror Thinking horror
85 Survival No survival element Fight for your life
0 Discover with this DNA Content Warnings Sexual Violence Child in Danger Taboo Content Body Horror Dehumanization
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