Review of The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) by Blake M — 31 Dec 2008

Say a screener a while back and it was crazy awesome... and so scary.

This review of The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) was written by Blake M on 31 Dec 2008.

The Poughkeepsie Tapes has generally received positive reviews.

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