Review of Prince of Darkness (1987) by Christopher R — 11 Dec 2008

Both good and shoddy. Its cool we only ever the Satan's hand (which looks excellent).

This review of Prince of Darkness (1987) was written by Christopher R on 11 Dec 2008.

Prince of Darkness has generally received positive reviews.

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