# Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things (1972)

> A manipulative theater troupe's graveyard ritual unleashes a hungry undead horde on an isolated island.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/12556

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Horror, Comedy
- Director: Bob Clark
- Cast: Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen, Anya Ormsby, Paul Cronin, Jane Daly, Roy Engleman, Robert Philip
- TMDB rating: 5.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068370/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, irreverent, bleak, late night horror viewing, cult movie marathon

## Movies like Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things

- [Dead of Night (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/24671)
- [Night of the Living Dead (1990)](https://ember.film/movie/11617)
- [Shock Waves (1977)](https://ember.film/movie/15948)
- [Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/21717)
- [The Ghost Galleon (1974)](https://ember.film/movie/17067)
- [Night of the Living Dead (1968)](https://ember.film/movie/5426)
- [Day of the Dead (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/4082)
- [Return of the Living Dead Part II (1988)](https://ember.film/movie/14754)
- [Dead & Buried (1981)](https://ember.film/movie/14327)
- [Blood Diner (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/42771)

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