Review of Santa Sangre (1989) by Jeff T — 04 Jun 2007

The greatest slasher movie ever...and perhaps one of the strangest genre movies in human history.

This review of Santa Sangre (1989) was written by Jeff T on 04 Jun 2007.

Santa Sangre has generally received very positive reviews.

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