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09/06/1972 Horror, Comedy 1h 26m
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You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party...It'll Be A Scream...YOURS!

Overview

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

  1. Bob Clark

    Director, Writer

Top billed cast

  1. Alan Ormsby

    Alan

  2. Valerie Mamches

    Val

  3. Jeff Gillen

    Jeff

  4. Anya Ormsby

    Anya

  5. Paul Cronin

    Paul

  6. Jane Daly

    Terry

  7. Roy Engleman

    Roy

  8. Robert Philip

    Emerson

  9. Bruce Solomon

    Winns

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Reviews

A review by Wuchak
Written by Wuchak on 2022-05-05
_**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 eeri...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$70,000.00

Revenue
$0.00

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