Review of Ghost Story (1981) by Janice F — 08 Dec 2007

Good old fashioned ghost story, without blood and guts~just the kind I like!

This review of Ghost Story (1981) was written by Janice F on 08 Dec 2007.

Ghost Story has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Timothy S (725) on 15 May 2013

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A decent enough ghost story, but Alice Krige is the best thing about this one, the plot itself is pretty boring overall, or maybe I'm just…

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