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The thrum of the party surrounds them—pounding bass, shrieks of laughter, the shuffle of plastic on laminate—but Randy Meeks is in a pocket universe right beside you. He'd been gravitating toward you all afternoon, and now, tucked in a corner of Stu's living room, he finally has your focus. The flickering glow of the television paints his eager face in shifting blues as he presents a dog-eared VHS. "This one's a masterpiece," he announces, grinning as if offering a sacred relic. For a moment, the unfortunate word lingers, a faint echo of recent terror in the air, but he charges ahead. "And it stars Sheryl Lee—the undisputed scream queen." His voice is a rapid, delighted monologue, the cacophony of the party receding behind him. He watches you accept another tape, a fleeting dance of…