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Squid Game: the smash-hit South Korean horror is a perfect fit for our dystopian mood

On track to be Netflix’s biggest success to date, the blood-spattered thriller taps into our post-lockdown anxieties about returning to the rat race

If you are one of the many millions of people around the world living in a city taking tentative steps out of lockdown, you may be like me in that among my jumble of feelings – excitement, relief, joy – is also a surprising degree of anxiety.

And perhaps if you are also one of the many millions around the world who has now watched the latest Netflix hit Squid Game, the show and its blood-splattered, horror-tinged violence may have provided a thrilling catharsis.

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/1Zwv3jN