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I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore.

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Eric Kripke
Age: 50
Born: 1974
Born: April 24
Film Director
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television Director
Television Producer
Television Writer
Toledo
Ohio
Legends
Urban
Obsession
American
Folklore
Lifelong

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