A woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.A woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.A woman buys a doll at a magic shop. Unbeknownst to her, the doll is possessed by an evil spirit, and it proceeds to take her over.
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Obie Dunson
- Preacher
- (as Rev. Obie Dunson)
Keefe L. Turner
- Doll
- (voice)
- (as Keefe Turner)
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One of my favorite movies
I remember a friend of mine got a copy of this from someone when I was in about 10th grade. We must have watched this movie about 40 times, and laughed hysterically every time. Unfortunately, he somehow lost his copy of it. This is seriously one of the funniest movies I've ever seen. I highly recommend it. If you're lucky enough to find a copy.
A unflinching look into the struggles of single, middle class African-American woman and the conflicts that erupt between a forbidden relationship and her religion.
Chester Novell Turner's social commentary piece about the struggles faced by a young, average-looking, African-American woman and the troubles she encounters with her religious beliefs and the puppet she loves. Turner has a magic ability for character development; we learn that the female character is religious, not only through a 10-minute phone conversation, but also a 10-minute camera pan displaying all the religious artifacts (read: Sunday bulletin) hung from her wall.
The film sexy side places the female lead with an abusive, controlling puppet that simply does not care about the women who nurture and care for him. While some scenes may be difficult to watch, the end result clearly displays the destructive nature when a woman makes love to a puppet. Not since Jurassic Park has visual effects seemed so real - many scenes of the puppet actually look like a 6-year old kid! Truly amazing!
I wish the Academy had opened their eyes in 1985 and taken notice to this masterpiece! A great story, jaw-dropping visual effects and to top it off - a soundtrack that hasn't been heard since I accidentally pressed the `demo' key on my Casio keyboard. Find this video, it will make you rethink your social circles dominance.
The film sexy side places the female lead with an abusive, controlling puppet that simply does not care about the women who nurture and care for him. While some scenes may be difficult to watch, the end result clearly displays the destructive nature when a woman makes love to a puppet. Not since Jurassic Park has visual effects seemed so real - many scenes of the puppet actually look like a 6-year old kid! Truly amazing!
I wish the Academy had opened their eyes in 1985 and taken notice to this masterpiece! A great story, jaw-dropping visual effects and to top it off - a soundtrack that hasn't been heard since I accidentally pressed the `demo' key on my Casio keyboard. Find this video, it will make you rethink your social circles dominance.
Once you go puppet...
Having just endured director Chester Novell Turner's horror 'anthology' Tales From The Quadead Zone, I thought I would see if his earlier film, Black Devil Doll From Hell, was any better. As it happens, it's just as inept, with almost seven minutes of opening credits, equally terrible acting, cheap special effects and the same atrocious Casio organ music, but it does manage to be marginally more entertaining thanks to its incredibly silly plot which results in the one-of-a-kind sight of a ventriloquist dummy having sex with a woman (well, one-of-a-kind until Black Devil Doll, a 2007 'homage' to this film).
The lady who receives wood from the doll is devout Christian Helen (played by Shirley L. Jones), who purchases the dummy from a thrift store, despite being warned that it has strange powers and always finds its way back to the shop. Unpacking her new purchase and placing it on a chair in her bathroom, Helen decides to take a shower, unaware that the doll is watching. While she soaps up her jugs, Helen daydreams about making it with the dummy. The woman's fantasies become reality when the doll jumps on her back, ties her to her bed, and has sex with her, making her beg for him to continue.
Waking up the next day to find the doll gone, Helen is distraught: having experienced mind-blowing sex, she wants more. Now a sinner, she ditches her religious paraphernalia, puts on some lipstick and her biggest pair of glasses, and goes looking for a man to satisfy her the way the doll did. No one can (not even Will Smith in a hat), so she returns to the shop, where the doll is waiting. Buying the dummy for a second time, she takes it home and demands more action. Nothing happens, so she threatens to destroy it, a mistake that costs her dearly.
Black Devil Doll From Hell is, as you've probably figured out, utter garbage, but bonkers enough to appeal to fans of z-grade cult oddities: the dummy (part Rick James, part Stevie Wonder, with just a dash of Whoopi Goldberg) is hilarious, especially when it gets up and walks (clearly a child in similar clothing), or when it shouts at Helen, "How do you like that, *****?". Watching the doll as it licks Helen's breasts, goes down on her, or gets nasty is a truly bizarre experience. And what the hell is up with that smoke it belches in her face? She might not be much of an actress, but I take my hat off to Jones just for being game.
2/10. It's bad... but don't let that stop you from watching.
The lady who receives wood from the doll is devout Christian Helen (played by Shirley L. Jones), who purchases the dummy from a thrift store, despite being warned that it has strange powers and always finds its way back to the shop. Unpacking her new purchase and placing it on a chair in her bathroom, Helen decides to take a shower, unaware that the doll is watching. While she soaps up her jugs, Helen daydreams about making it with the dummy. The woman's fantasies become reality when the doll jumps on her back, ties her to her bed, and has sex with her, making her beg for him to continue.
Waking up the next day to find the doll gone, Helen is distraught: having experienced mind-blowing sex, she wants more. Now a sinner, she ditches her religious paraphernalia, puts on some lipstick and her biggest pair of glasses, and goes looking for a man to satisfy her the way the doll did. No one can (not even Will Smith in a hat), so she returns to the shop, where the doll is waiting. Buying the dummy for a second time, she takes it home and demands more action. Nothing happens, so she threatens to destroy it, a mistake that costs her dearly.
Black Devil Doll From Hell is, as you've probably figured out, utter garbage, but bonkers enough to appeal to fans of z-grade cult oddities: the dummy (part Rick James, part Stevie Wonder, with just a dash of Whoopi Goldberg) is hilarious, especially when it gets up and walks (clearly a child in similar clothing), or when it shouts at Helen, "How do you like that, *****?". Watching the doll as it licks Helen's breasts, goes down on her, or gets nasty is a truly bizarre experience. And what the hell is up with that smoke it belches in her face? She might not be much of an actress, but I take my hat off to Jones just for being game.
2/10. It's bad... but don't let that stop you from watching.
Evil Rasta Puppet tortures Nice Lady to bad music
Brilliantly sincerely evil and naive. It could be compared to John Waters work in it's disregard for societal racial, drug and sexual taboos even tho I think they were going more for a PUPPET MASTER vibe. The plot is less convoluted than that of PUPPET MASTER (nice lady goes to open air market, buys cute rasta dummy/puppet, takes it home, puppet raises hell, smokes pot, is mean and gives her oral sex.) This movie is worth seeing - if you can find it. The soundtrack is Phillip Glass minimal and the sex scenes with the puppet are shockingly bad/funny. Beyond so bad it's good, so crinchingly terrible it's wonderful. Laugh your way through scenes never intended to be funny while you groove to the fumbled 2 finger synth sound track.
This is the Worst film ever made on this earth!!!
This is one of the worst films ever made, HANDS DOWN!! A lonely black female buys a Doll (with a rasta wig!) in a thrift shop, she takes it home and before you know it she's getting molested by it. The doll manages to tie her up, and what follows is the most hilarious scenes ever commited to video tape.
Black Voodoo Doll reaches new heights in trash film by using a doll (a black howdy doody) in simulated rape scenes that are quite laughable. The inexplicably drawn out rape scene is only heightened by the rants that this possessed doll makes, while blowing smoke out through his mouth and laughning really menacing. Whats even more hilarious is when the doll is shown from behind it's obviously a small child with dreads. (Chucky looks like a drooling baby compared to this howdy doody from the hood)
In the end after a long s**** the doll mysteriously disapears and the women is left feeling empty and lonely. The doll makes it's way back to the thrift shop and another women buys him continuing the cycle.
This made on video, low-budget rarity, is extremely hard to find so good luck seeing this at your local Blockbuster.
Black Voodoo Doll reaches new heights in trash film by using a doll (a black howdy doody) in simulated rape scenes that are quite laughable. The inexplicably drawn out rape scene is only heightened by the rants that this possessed doll makes, while blowing smoke out through his mouth and laughning really menacing. Whats even more hilarious is when the doll is shown from behind it's obviously a small child with dreads. (Chucky looks like a drooling baby compared to this howdy doody from the hood)
In the end after a long s**** the doll mysteriously disapears and the women is left feeling empty and lonely. The doll makes it's way back to the thrift shop and another women buys him continuing the cycle.
This made on video, low-budget rarity, is extremely hard to find so good luck seeing this at your local Blockbuster.
Did you know
- TriviaThe original title for this movie was "The Puppet." The title was later changed to appease a VHS distributor who agreed to release the film, but only if the original title was dropped and replaced with "Black Devil Doll from Hell." The VHS distributor also allegedly came up with the idea for the opening theme song, as a way to pad out the film's run time.
- GoofsAn onlooker can be seen watching the filming, as the guy is trying to sell the woman a television set out of the back of his car. Furthermore, the onlooker appears and disappears several times between shots.
- Crazy credits" ? " as Black devil doll
- Alternate versionsThere is an alternative cut of the movie that features a heavy-metal soundtrack, a different credit sequence, and a faster pace
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Cinema Snob: Black Devil Doll from Hell (2008)
- SoundtracksI'm Your Nightmare
Performed by David Ichikawa
Music and Lyrics by David Ichikawa
Backup Vocals by Kristy, Carla Boretti, Chris Knight
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