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You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party...It'll Be A Scream...YOURS!!! more
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Six friends dig up a corpse named Orville. They use it in a satanic ritual to make the dead rise from their graves. Look out!!! full summary | add synopsis
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Back Catalogue #4: Vci Entertainment
(From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)
Fangoria Screamography With Bob Clark!
(From Icons of Fright. 3 November 2008, 3:50 PM, PST)
(From Fangoria. 26 October 2009, 4:34 AM, PDT)
Fangoria Screamography With Bob Clark!
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Alan Ormsby | ... | Alan | |
| Valerie Mamches | ... | Val | |
| Jeff Gillen | ... | Jeff | |
| Anya Ormsby | ... | Anya | |
| Paul Cronin | ... | Paul | |
| Jane Daly | ... | Terry | |
| Roy Engleman | ... | Roy | |
| Robert Philip | ... | Emerson | |
| Bruce Solomon | ... | Winns | |
| Alecs Baird | ... | Caretaker | |
| Seth Sklarey | ... | Orville Dunworth | |
| Robert Sherman | ... | Ghoul | |
| Curtis Bryant | ... | Ghoul | |
| William R. 'Bob' Smedley | ... | Tallest dead thing (as Robert Smedley) | |
| Debbie Cummins | ... | Ghoul |
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Revenge of the Living Dead (USA) (reissue title)
Things from the Dead (USA) (reissue title)
Zreaks (USA) (working title)
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Things from the Dead (USA) (reissue title)
Zreaks (USA) (working title)
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Director Bob Clark shot this film back to back with Dead of Night (1974) as part of a two picture deal. Both films were shot in Florida and featured several of the same cast members.
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Factual errors: Alan claims the book of spells etc is in a direct line from the Druids. The Druids were a preliterate culture.
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Referenced in "Supernatural: Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (#2.4)" (2006)
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Probably the only reason to get this film is if you're a fan of the genre.. Zombie flicks galore.. No, it's not Night of the Living Dead, but Children Shouldn't Play With Dead Things does manage a creepy oompa loompa vibe with it's characters quite different from Romero's classic...
You won't consider them great actors, you won't consider this a great story, but for me, it did manage to entertain, even in the long stretches.. it could use a little bit more, but for a low budget zombie flick, I say it did pretty well with what it had.. it mainly goes for theatrics of the characters, their 'fearless' leader trying to incite unrest amongst his troop.. obviously he's deluded, sick, a little twisted, and a little off his rocker.. some might even call him annoying.. but hey, I don't think he was trying to be an audience pleaser.. nor should all characters be..
It comes down to, if you're a fan of Zombie flicks, especially George A. Romero's Dead Trilogy, then this is a must.. better than Fulci's sadly lacking Zombie.. for sure.. which had great make up effects and underwater segment, but not much else.. I can't wait for the ultimate editions of Dawn and Day of the Dead come out on DVD, which I hear'll be frickin great! Plus, Dead Reckoning looks like it'll be pushing forward.. along with Beyond Re-Animator (which has already started filming!).. Feed the appetite for zombie lust if you will, this should be sufficient enough at least for that..
Long live the horror genre...