Review of Hellraiser (1987) by Martin S — 04 Jul 2009

I have a lot of bad things to say about this....but this not the time or place......Johan got the best of it.

This review of Hellraiser (1987) was written by Martin S on 04 Jul 2009.

Hellraiser has generally received positive reviews.

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