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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.
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) is a horror and comedy film directed by Bob Clark, released on June 9, 1972 with a runtime of 1h 26m. It stars Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen and Anya Ormsby. Viewers rate it 5.3 out of 10 across 109 ratings.
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Alan Ormsby
as Alan
Valerie Mamches
as Val
Jeff Gillen
as Jeff
Anya Ormsby
as Anya
Paul Cronin
as Paul
Jane Daly
as Terry
Roy Engleman
as Roy
Robert Philip
as Emerson
Bruce Solomon
as Winns
Alecs Baird
as Caretaker
Seth Sklarey
as Orville Dunworth
Bob Sherman
as Ghoul
Directed by Bob Clark, written by Bob Clark and Alan Ormsby, produced by Gary Goch and Bob Clark.
Average viewer score of 5.3/10 from 109 ratings.
_**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) &…
Reviewed on May 5, 2022
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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) is available to stream on Shudder, Night Flight Plus, FlixFling, Eternal Family and Bloodstream, and to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, FlixFling and Bloodstream. Streaming availability is checked against JustWatch data and can change by region.
The main cast of Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) includes Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen, Anya Ormsby and Paul Cronin. The film was directed by Bob Clark. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things was released on June 9, 1972 and runs for 1h 26m.
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) holds an average rating of 5.3 out of 10 from 109 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy horror and comedy films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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