Review of Pay the Ghost (2015) by Robin H — 14 Nov 2015

Was an excellent film! Pleasantly surprised, should have known it was good since Nicholas Cage was in it!

This review of Pay the Ghost (2015) was written by Robin H on 14 Nov 2015.

Pay the Ghost has generally received negative reviews.

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