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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

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•5.3/10
HorrorComedy

Ratings

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5.3/10(103)

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.

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Production

Geneni Film Distributors

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

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

Caretaker

Seth Sklarey

Orville Dunworth

Bob Sherman

Ghoul

William R. 'Bob' Smedley

Tallest Dead Thing

Debbie Cummins

Ghoul

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