Review of Basket Case (1982) by Peter E — 11 Jun 2009

Nice, entertaing, hilarious, dumb, dark,very cheesy B-horror movie. The gore is actually pretty sweet. Every horror movie fan should see this.

This review of Basket Case (1982) was written by Peter E on 11 Jun 2009.

Basket Case has generally received positive reviews.

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