Baited Trap

A Tale of Meat, Torment and Murder

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Short film by Jon Reiss, featuring machinery and effects by Survival Research Laboratories.

Released: Jun 6, 1986

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Hank Robertson

Ted Knorr

Anne Betancourt

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