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Together, these versatile actors help flesh out the Harlem neighborhood.

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That killer quirk also made its way into “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre,” which sees the chainsaw-wielding Leatherface sporting a mask made of human flesh.

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"As I was approaching the exit, I felt myself being struck by the bullet…I could see the flesh and blood breaking away from my face."

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When they hatch, the maggots — which are called screwworms — “have these little sharp teeth or hooks in their mouths, and they chomp away at the flesh and burrow,” Chin-Hong said.

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Mr O'Hara spent five days being treated in intensive care and had to have sections of dead flesh removed from his arm followed by reconstructive surgery after contracting necrotising fasciitis, the tribunal earlier heard.

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