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When modern horror leans heavily on cheap thrills and jump scares, a dose of eerie 19th-century dread feels like a refreshing change of pace. That’s exactly the case with “The Damned,” a haunting ...

Mike Elko’s first big league hit was a homer — and a decisive one at that. Elko’s three-run shot in the bottom of the sixth ...