Review of Stonehearst Asylum (2014) by Juli N — 16 Nov 2014

Just like The Raven, promising, but turned out to be mediocre.

This review of Stonehearst Asylum (2014) was written by Juli N on 16 Nov 2014.

Stonehearst Asylum has generally received positive reviews.

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By Jeremy V (64) on 10 Jan 2016

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By Drone41 (69) on 19 May 2018

Awesome story by Edgar Alan Poe, it's really bad that this movie is so short and not have better production, because actors and plot are great…

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