Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things poster

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things( 1972)

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Overview

Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Alan Ormsby

      Alan

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      Valerie Mamches

      Val

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      Jeff Gillen

      Jeff

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      Anya Ormsby

      Anya

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      Paul Cronin

      Paul

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      Jane Daly

      Terry

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      Roy Engleman

      Roy

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      Robert Philip

      Emerson

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      Bruce Solomon

      Winns

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      Alecs Baird

      Caretaker

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      Seth Sklarey

      Orville Dunworth

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      Bob Sherman

      Ghoul

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      William R. 'Bob' Smedley

      Tallest Dead Thing

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      Debbie Cummins

      Ghoul

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    A review by Wuchak

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    Written by Wuchak on Thu May 05 2022
    _**A cabin in the woods on an island with a book of spells and a graveyard**_ A theatre troupe is misled by their crackpot leader (Alan Ormsby) to spend the night on an infamous isle off the coast of Miami known for its cemetery of outcast criminals. There he tries his hand at raising the dead using a grimoire. "Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things” (1972) is a horror indie by Bob Clark (director/writer) & Ormsby (writer) inspired by “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). It only cost $70,000 (about $45,000 less than “Night”), but the spooky atmosphere is effective (with eerie sounds for ...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    70000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • island
    • zombie
    • living dead
    • graveyard