{"id":207636,"date":"2025-02-20T09:00:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-20T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=207636"},"modified":"2025-02-19T16:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T15:57:55","slug":"too-hort-inspired-freaky-tales-movie-drops-first-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/too-hort-inspired-freaky-tales-movie-drops-first-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Too $hort-Inspired \u2018Freaky Tales\u2019 Movie Drops First Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2e8SYmofZM?si=Z_2KrwpUZMqaebP4\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>(<a href=\"https:\/\/hiphopdx.com\/news\/too-short-freaky-tales-movie-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hiphopdx.com<\/a>) The Too $hort-narrated film <em>Freaky Tales<\/em> starring Pedro Pascal, Normani and more has officially released 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