Review of Village of the Damned (1995) by Kyle N — 13 Oct 2007

Reeve and Alley are amazing! But this did not help with my fear of creepy children!

This review of Village of the Damned (1995) was written by Kyle N on 13 Oct 2007.

Village of the Damned has generally received mixed reviews.

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