
Creepshow(1982)
Five grisly tales from a 1950s-style comic, including a murdered father rising from beyond, a bizarre meteor, a vengeful husband, a mysterious crate's occupant, and a plague of cockroaches.


“You're Invited To Orville's "Coming-Out" Party... It'll Be A Scream... YOURS!!”
Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.
Alan Ormsby
Alan

Valerie Mamches
Val

Jeff Gillen
Jeff

Anya Ormsby
Anya
Paul Cronin
Paul

Jane Daly
Terry
Roy Engleman
Roy
Robert Philip
Emerson

Bruce Solomon
Winns
Alecs Baird
Caretaker
Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things is a horror, comedy film released in 1972 exploring themes of island, zombie, living dead, graveyard. Directed by Bob Clark, it stars Alan Ormsby, Valerie Mamches, Jeff Gillen. Six actors go to a graveyard on a remote island to act out a necromantic ritual. The ritual works, and soon the dead are walking about and chowing down on human flesh.
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