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Film 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.
Children Shouldn’t Play with Dead Things 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc 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 | ||||||
| Audio Commentary by Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby, Moderated by David Gregory [UK Version] | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| Memories of Bob Clark | ||||||
| Confessions of a Grave Digger - Interview with Construction Chief Ken Goch | ||||||
| Grindhouse Q&A | ||||||
| Interview with Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby | ||||||
| “Cemetery Mary” Music Video by The Deadthings | ||||||
| “Dead Girls Don’t Say No” Music Video by The Deadthings | ||||||
| Tribute Video | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [101 Films] | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [Anchor Bay] | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [VCI Blu-ray] | ||||||
| Stills Gallery [VCI DVD] | ||||||
| Biographies | ||||||
| Biography: Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby | ||||||
| Biography: Director/Co-Writer Bob Clark | ||||||
| Production Notes [Anchor Bay] | ||||||
| Production Notes [VCI] | ||||||
| Theatrical Trailer | ||||||
| Radio Spots | ||||||
| Easter Egg: Interview with Actor/Co-Writer Alan Ormsby |
Edition and Packaging 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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