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MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)

MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)

Update: 2025-08-01
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Friend of the show, podcaster Steph McKenna joins Anna to discuss two cornerstone J-horrors: the internet ghosts of Pulse (2001) and the cursed voicemail of One Missed Call (2003).

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Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya
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MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)

MACHINES 22 • Pulse (2001) + One Missed Call (2003)

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