Review of Prince of Darkness (1987) by Zach T — 18 Feb 2010

When john carpenter did halloween he decided to make a horror movie masterpecie and now a greater zombie horror film better than george romero's zombie films.

This review of Prince of Darkness (1987) was written by Zach T on 18 Feb 2010.

Prince of Darkness has generally received positive reviews.

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