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Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.Six friends in a theatrical troupe dig up a corpse on an abandoned island to use in a mock Satanic rite. It backfires with deadly consequences.
Jeff Gillen
- Jeff
- (as Jeffrey Gillen)
Bob Sherman
- Ghoul
- (as Robert Sherman)
William R. 'Bob' Smedley
- Tallest Dead Thing
- (as Robert Smedley)
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- GoofsAlan claims the book of spells, etc. is in a direct line from the Druids, but the Druids never had a written language.
- Crazy creditsThe zombies get into the boat and sail to the city throughout the course of the film's closing credits.
- Alternate versionsAlthough the UK theatrical release of the film was uncut by the BBFC, the 2005 UK Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD release of it was missing about seven minutes of dialogue scenes for unknown reasons. The earlier Exploited Video DVD release of it, however, was completely uncut.
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Interesting tidbit, I used to live in the house where the movie was shot. It belongs to my ex-mother-in-law. And trust me she is much scarier than any zombie! The site is located in Coconut Grove in Miami, Fl. She actually purchased the property with the original house that appeared in the movie but prior to her being able to start renovating the original house it burned down. She later built a new home on the same site. Interesting enough after Hurricane Andrew blew by in 1992 it knocked over a huge avocado tree in the backyard and my ex-brother-in-law and I dug up tons of old turn of the century bottles that had been buried under the tree. Even more interesting the late Marjorie Stoneman Douglas the great conservationist champion used to frequent the home which was once owned by the Deering family and would summer there. The home she lived in until she passed away is just a few blocks away... Yes a very interesting piece of land with a very interesting history. And don't get me started on my own personal ghostly experiences at the house!!! Really!
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By what name was Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972) officially released in India in English?
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