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Our first hint for last week's headline theme was "readers named Jason or Freddy might have an advantage here." On Saturday, we added "Be afraid. Be very afraid." And now, the answer key, courtesy of reader T.K. in Half Moon Bay, St Kitts:

Horror movies!

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Jason and Freddy, of course, are the main characters in the Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street franchises, respectively. And "Be afraid. Be very afraid" is the tagline to, and a quote from, The Fly.

Here are the first 50 readers to get it right:

M.B. in Albany, NY
W.L. in Springfield, MO
D.L. in Uslar, Germany
K.M. in Ypsilanti, MI
D.E. in Baltimore, MD
B.R. in Arlington, MA
M.B. in Menlo Park, CA
D.M. in Chicago, IL
G.W. in Avon, CT
A.F. in Pittsburgh, PA
T.K. in Half Moon Bay
C.H. in Atlanta, GA, who adds "Having just come out of my own horror film watching Trump's Ascendancy, love that each of these are classic horror movies."
R.D. in Cheshire, CT
M.L. in Acton, MA
L.D. in Bedford, MA
J.T. in Philadelphia, PA
J.N. in Zionsville, IN
M.W. in Newington, CT
M.W. in Frederick, MD
H.B. in Berlin, Germany
D.K. in Bethesda, MD
E.K. in Arlington, MA
S.K. in Ardmore, PA
R.H. in West Grove, PA
M.M. in Leonardtown, MD

J.F. in Fayetteville, NC
J.E. in San Jose, CA
A.J. in Baltimore, MD
D.S. in Fort Collins, CO
J.U. in Chicago, IL
M.H. in Ottawa, ON, Canada
M.S. in Canton, NY
M.T. in Wheat Ridge, CO
C.J.W. in Hamilton, NY
S.F. in Hutto, TX
D.E. in Ann Arbor, MI
E.W. in Skaneateles, NY
E.P. in Plainville, CT
M.G. in DuBois, PA
C.D. in Elmont, NY
J.P. in Fredericksburg, VA
M.T. in Paris, France
S.M. in Morganton, GA
M.J. in Oakdale, MN
A.C. in Kingston, MA, who adds, "I imagine these past few weeks must feel like living in a horror movie to many on the Trump team."
H.B. in Toronto, ON, Canada
R.J.L in Columbus, IN
E.G.Å in Trondheim, Norway
D.M. in Austin, TX
C.B. in Lakeville, MN

There are a lot of horror movie fans out there.

As to this week's theme, it's a little tougher. It appears in every headline (except "Today's Presidential Polls," of course), to the right of the colon. It relies on just one word in each headline, and is in the Trivial Pursuit category Famous People & Events. As to a hint, there may appear to be a couple of misspellings or typos in the headlines. In fact, there are not.

If you have a guess, send it to comments@electoral-vote.com, preferably with subject "August 16 Headlines." (Z)

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