Review of Dark House (2014) by Deb K — 20 May 2014

A not so original horror, stuffed with a lot of different horror genres but after all still entertaining...recommended...

This review of Dark House (2014) was written by Deb K on 20 May 2014.

Dark House has generally received negative reviews.

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