若い劇団の俳優たちは、座長のアランに誘われるまま墓場だらけの島にやってきた。 呪術の本を持ち込んだアランは、書かれている死体蘇生儀式を試すが、なんの反応もなし。 痺れを切らして遺体に冒涜の限りを尽くし始めた。 しかし、儀式は既に完成していたのだ! 次々と死体は蘇り、ゾンビと化した集団が彼らを襲い始める!
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製作費: $70,000 (0億円)
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監督: ボブ・クラーク
脚本: ボブ・クラーク / Alan Ormsby
音楽: Carl Zittrer
制作: Gary Goch / Ted V. Mikels / ボブ・クラーク
撮影監督: Jack McGowan
制作会社: Geneni Film Distributors
_**A cabin in the woods on an island with a book of spells and a graveyard**_ A theatre troupe is misled by their crackpot leader (Alan Ormsby) to spend the night on an infamous isle off the coast of Miami known for its cemetery of outcast criminals. There he tries his hand at raising the dead using a grimoire. "Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things” (1972) is a horror indie by Bob Clark (director/writer) & Ormsby (writer) inspired by “Night of the Living Dead” (1968). It only cost $70,000 (about $45,000 less than “Night”), but the spooky atmosphere is effective (with eerie sounds for the soundtrack rather than conventional music), the zombie make-up is well done and the amusing characters were written & performed with personality and spunk. Brunette Jane Daly stands out in the female department as Terry (the girl with the yellow shirt) while Anya Ormsby is reminiscent of Parker Posey as the spiritually sensitive lass (she was married to Alan at the time of shooting). Meanwhile Valerie Mamches is entertaining as the quasi-Gypsy woman. While watching I couldn’t help think of Steve Gerber’s Man-Thing comics from 1973-1975. The location and vibe are similar, just without a swamp monster. He was obviously influenced by this cult flick. The film runs 1 hour, 27 minutes, and was shot in the Coconut Grove area of Miami. GRADE: B-
