Black Devil Doll from Hell (1984) (V)

User Rating:

3.4/10   

Director:

Chester Novell Turner

Writer:

Chester Novell Turner (writer)

Release Date:

1984 (USA)

Genre:

Horror

Plot:

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. |

Plot Keywords:

Doll | Spirit | Possession | Supernatural | Transformation

Cast

Shirley L. Jones	...	Helen Black
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gladys Ames	...	Chruch Member #1
Bernard Brown	...	Club Dancer #2
Jacqueline Coats	...	Chruch Member #2
Sharada F. Coats	...	Chruch Member #3
Toshia Coats	...	Chruch Member #4
Loneo Davis	...	Chruch Member #5
Rev. Obie Dunson	...	Preacher
Tommie Graham	...	Club Dancer #1
Onita Green	...	Club Dancer #3
Arlether Harris	...	Chruch Member #6
Randolph L. Helton	...	Church Member #7
Denise Hill	...	Chruch Member #8
Thalia Holloway	...	Second Buyer
Jeanine Johican	...	Church Friend
Larry Jones	...	Club Dancer #4
Anton Kinerman	...	Chruch Member #13
Sheila Kinerman	...	Chruch Member #11
Solomon Kinerman	...	Chruch Member #10
Sonyattia Kinerman	...	Chruch Member #9
Willie Kinerman	...	Chruch Member #12
Ricky Roach	...	First Lover
Marie Sainvilvs	...	Saleslady
Avery Speaks	...	Chruch Member #15
Jerome Speaks	...	Chruch Member #14
Chester Tankersley	...	Second Lover
Caroline Taylor	...	Chruch Member #16
Kathleen Turner	...	Barbara's Voice
Keefe Turner	...	Voice of te Doll

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

CNT Production Company

Soundtrack:

Look What You Have Done

Painfully bad,but vastly entertaining in a hysterical way.

The plot of "Black Devil Doll from Hell" is fairly simple:a foul-mouthed ventriloquist dummy terrorizes a defenseless religious zealot.Helen Black,a prim and deeply religious woman,buys a strange doll in a curio shop.The shop's owner tells her that the doll has been purchased four different times,and each time it has found its way back to the shop.Soon the Helen is thrown into a nightmare as the doll begins to terrorize her...Wow,this piece of blacksploitation sleaze is completely abysmal.The acting is horrible,the score is incredibly awful and there is no gore.The special effects are some of the worst I have ever seen.Still the lengthy sex scene between Helen and a doll is hilarious.That sequence,with the puppet(obviously controlled by a guy shaking it off-screen)humping this plump but ecstatic Bible-thumper had me laughing so hard I was crying.The action drags tremendously,with most scenes going on for way too long and others being totally unnecessary.Overall,a must-see for fans of trash cinema.