Review of Pay the Ghost (2015) by Alex C — 08 Jan 2016

You know what would be really scary? If Nicolas Cage was actually in a good movie... (shudder).

This review of Pay the Ghost (2015) was written by Alex C on 08 Jan 2016.

Pay the Ghost has generally received negative reviews.

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