Shh. That smell in cinemas? It is not fresh buttered popcorn. It is fear.
A "spoiler" is information on a crucial plot development. It kills off narrative suspense and betrays dramatic surprises. It is a bane dreaded by film-makers, who are doing the craziest things to keep their meticulously constructed storylines a secret.
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