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My streaming gem: why you should watch Terror Firmer

Continuing our series of writers recommending underappreciated films is a shoutout for one of Troma’s most gonzo B-movies

A film about a series of hilariously grotesque murders on a B-movie film set certainly isn’t going to be to everyone’s taste. But if you’ve ever enjoyed the gross-out stylings of early Peter Jackson or the whack-a-mole, no-holds-barred comedy of South Park then this is a good jumping on point to embrace the long, storied history of Troma Entertainment.

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