DEC debuts horror series –  just in time for Halloween
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October 29, 2018

DEC debuts horror series – just in time for Halloween

By Mon Valley Independent

By Matt Petras

For the Mon Valley Independent

Tegan Moritz, a recent graduate of Douglas Education Center in Monessen, worked on special effects and acted in “Flicker,” an upcoming horror web series.

Her character gets tied up and terrorized on screen, but she said she had a blast.

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