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Synopsis
Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things (1972) follows a sadistic theatre director who takes his troupe to a remote island cemetery to stage a mock occult ritual. As he performs the ceremony using a dug-up corpse, the dead begin to reanimate and attack the group, forcing them into a desperate struggle within an isolated house. This horror film develops mounting pressure and growing unease, with cruelty, confinement, and loss of control shaping events.
Selected disc options for Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things
| Extras | VCI BD-ALL 4K/US 2022 | VCI BD-ALL/US/OOP 2016 | 101 Films BD-B/UK 2023 | VCI DVD-0/US/OOP 2010 | VCI DVD-0/US/OOP 1999 | Anchor Bay DVD-2 PAL/UK/OOP 2005 |
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| Audio Commentary by Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby and Actresses Anya Cronin and Jane Daly, Moderated by David Gregory | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Audio Commentary by Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby, Moderated by David Gregory [UK Version] | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Dreaming of Death: Bob Clark’s Horror Films - Interviews with Chris Alexander, Richard Backus, Simon Fitzjohn, Ken Goch, Lynne Griffin, Art Hindle, and Paul Zaza | has extra | |||||
| Memories of Bob Clark | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Confessions of a Grave Digger - Interview with Construction Chief Ken Goch | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Grindhouse Q&A | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Interview with Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby | has extra | has extra | ||||
| “Cemetery Mary” Music Video by The Deadthings | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| “Dead Girls Don’t Say No” Music Video by The Deadthings | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | ||
| Tribute Video | has extra | has extra | has extra | |||
| Stills Gallery [101 Films] | has extra | |||||
| Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] | has extra | |||||
| Stills Gallery [VCI Blu-ray] | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Stills Gallery [VCI DVD] | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Biographies | has extra | |||||
| Biography: Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Biography: Director/Co-Writer Bob Clark | has extra | |||||
| Production Notes [Anchor Bay] | has extra | |||||
| Production Notes [VCI] | has extra | |||||
| Theatrical Trailer | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | has extra | |
| Radio Spots | has extra | has extra | ||||
| Easter Egg: Interview with Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby | has extra |
Notes
- VCI’s “50th Anniversary Edition” 4K UHD includes a 6-page booklet with writing by Patrick McCabe. The included Blu-ray is also available separately but without second Blu-ray of extras.
- VCI’s Blu-ray includes a 4-page booklet with writing by Mike Kenny.
- 101 Films’ Blu-ray is included in the “Bob Clark: Horror Collection” box set with Black Christmas (1974) and Deathdream (1974). It includes a booklet and three art cards. Reissued separately (2023/09/18).
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