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Halloween means streaming treats—but it’s a mixed bag

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AS DRUGSTORE CANDY DISPLAYS HAVE BEEN reminding us since August, Halloween is fast approaching—and, as always, TV is on it. Family sitcoms are going wild with topical costumes. The Food Network has draped itself in spun-sugar cobwebs. Freeform is wall-to-wall hocus pocus. But you needn’t be privy to Netflix’s closely guarded audience data to understand why the holiday has a unique appeal for streaming

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