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Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

1972 · 86 min

A grubby, slow-burning cult oddity that dawdles through smug theatre-kid antics before lurching into grimy, claustrophobic zombie siege chaos.

Tagline: You’re invited to Orville’s coming out party! It’ll be a scream…Yours!
Overview: Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ceremony works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.
How it feels: Campy, eerie, dark and absurd. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Madness, death, power, betrayal
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: madness
death
power
betrayal
survival
Places: single country house
wilderness
sea
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild