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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

"You’re invited to Orville’s coming out party! It’ll be a scream…Yours!"

1972

1h 26m

5.3(105 votes)

Horror

Comedy

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.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Alan Ormsby

Alan

Valerie Mamches

Valerie Mamches

Val

Jeff Gillen

Jeff Gillen

Jeff

Anya Ormsby

Anya Ormsby

Anya

Paul Cronin

Paul

Jane Daly

Jane Daly

Terry

Roy Engleman

Roy

Robert Philip

Emerson

Bruce Solomon

Bruce Solomon

Winns

Alecs Baird

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Creative team

Directed by: Bob Clark
Written by: Bob Clark
Alan Ormsby
Produced by: Gary Goch
Bob Clark

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