They trace the evil-plagued adventures of three orphan children while reading like a warped version of Harry Potter.

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This year's fare of the living dead in cinemas and on TV has included the start of season three of The Walking Dead, films Cockneys Vs Zombies and Resident Evil: Retribution and children's animation ParaNorman.

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But that law "broadly prohibits substantial protected speech rather than specifically targeting the evil of improper communications to minors, " a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concluded.

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But when Amazing is captured by the evil Casanova Frankenstein, played with relish by Geoffrey Rush, our three ne'er-do-wells stumble into action and attempt to save the day.

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Of course, the coin may spin a while longer and maybe there's a three-monkey solution: Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

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