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- ↑ Armstrong, Richard B.; Armstrong, Mary Willems (23 November 2009). Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series. McFarland. ISBN 9780786445721.
- ↑ "Project Shadowchaser II (1994)". BFI. Archived from the original on December 28, 2017.
