HorrorComedy

Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

- You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party...It'll Be A Scream...YOURS!!!

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.

Release Date : 1972-06-09

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Geneni Film Distributors

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Revenge of the Living DeadThings from the DeadThings from the GraveZreaks

Cast

Character Name : Alan

Original Name : Alan Ormsby

Gender : Male

Character Name : Val

Original Name : Valerie Mamches

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jeff

Original Name : Jeff Gillen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Anya

Original Name : Anya Ormsby

Gender : Female

Character Name : Paul

Original Name : Paul Cronin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Terry

Original Name : Jane Daly

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roy

Original Name : Roy Engleman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emerson

Original Name : Robert Philip

Gender : Male

Character Name : Winns

Original Name : Bruce Solomon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Caretaker

Original Name : Alecs Baird

Gender : Male

Character Name : Orville Dunworth

Original Name : Seth Sklarey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ghoul

Original Name : Bob Sherman

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tallest Dead Thing

Original Name : William R. 'Bob' Smedley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ghoul

Original Name : Debbie Cummins

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

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 eerie sounds for the soundtrack rather than conventional music), the zombie make-up is well done and the amusing characters were written & performed with personality and spunk. Brunette Jane Daly stands out in the female department as Terry (the girl with the yellow shirt) while Anya Ormsby is reminiscent of Parker Posey as the spiritually sensitive lass (she was married to Alan at the time of shooting). Meanwhile Valerie Mamches is entertaining as the quasi-Gypsy woman. While watching I couldn’t help think of Steve Gerber’s Man-Thing comics from 1973-1975. The location and vibe are similar, just without a swamp monster. He was obviously influenced by this cult flick. The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot in the Coconut Grove area of Miami. GRADE: B-