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* PushedAtTheMonster: [[spoiler: Alan throws Anya to the zombies as they close in on the pair.]]
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* CollectiveDeathGlare: PlayedForLaughs. Near the end, as the zombies are closing on [[spoiler:Alan and Anya, Alan throws Anya to the zombies to save himself.]] Everyone - ''zombies included'' - shoot [[spoiler:Alan]] a look of disgust.
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* DirtyCoward: Alan, near the end.



* JerkAss: Alan, the head of a feudal company who will fire anybody who questions his shenanigans.

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* JerkAss: Alan, the head of a feudal theatre company who will fire anybody who questions his shenanigans.


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* PrimaDonnaDirector: Alan-- just another one of his stellar qualities.
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* ChekovsGunman: After the resurrection spell goes off, the corpse the group nicknames "Orville" is left to sit in a corner while they deal with the newly-animated dead. [[spoiler:Alan retreats into that room when he's the last one left. Turns out the spell ''did'' work on Orville after all, it just took a while to kick in.]]

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* ChekovsGunman: After the resurrection spell goes off, the corpse the group nicknames "Orville" is left to sit in a corner while they deal with the newly-animated dead. [[spoiler:Alan retreats into that room when he's the last one left. Turns out the spell ''did'' work on Orville after all, it just took a while to kick in.]]
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* WhatTheHellHero: When [[spoiler:Alan throws Anya to the zombies]], everyone - ''including'' the zombies - gives [[spoiler:Alan]] a dirty look.
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* JerkAss: Alan, the head of a feudal company who will fire anybody who questions hos shenanigans.

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* JerkAss: Alan, the head of a feudal company who will fire anybody who questions hos his shenanigans.
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* GoneHorriblyRight: Our heroes cast an AnimateDead spell on some corpse they dug up for funsies. Unfortunately, it resurrects '''every corpse on the island.''

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* GoneHorriblyRight: Our heroes cast an AnimateDead spell on some corpse they dug up for funsies. Unfortunately, it resurrects '''every corpse on the island.'''''
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A group of actors come together for their director's party. Said director is an odd duck, and proposes an unusual game: Dog up a corpse from the nearby cemetery and try to resurrect it with magic! They do so, but it seemingly fails. Unfortunately, it actually resurrects ''all'' the dead...

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A group of actors come together for their director's party. Said director is an odd duck, and proposes an unusual game: Dog Dig up a corpse from the nearby cemetery and try to resurrect it with magic! They do so, but it seemingly fails. Unfortunately, it actually resurrects ''all'' the dead...
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-->''"You're invited to Orville's 'coming out' party... It'll be a scream... YOURS!"''

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'''''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things''''' is a 1972 American {{Horror}} comedy film directed by Creator/BobClark.

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'''''Children ''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things''''' Things'' is a 1972 American {{Horror}} comedy film directed by Creator/BobClark.
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-->''"You're invited to Orville's 'coming out' party... It'll be a scream... YOURS!"''

'''''Children Shouldn't Play with Dead Things''''' is a 1972 American {{Horror}} comedy film directed by Creator/BobClark.

A group of actors come together for their director's party. Said director is an odd duck, and proposes an unusual game: Dog up a corpse from the nearby cemetery and try to resurrect it with magic! They do so, but it seemingly fails. Unfortunately, it actually resurrects ''all'' the dead...
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!!This film contains examples of:

* BloodMagic: The resurrection spell requires the blood of an aborted foetus.
* DevelopingDoomedCharacters: It takes an hour for the zombies to show up.
* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:The zombies kill our main characters, and take a boat to the mainland to continue the madness.]]
* GoneHorriblyRight: Our heroes cast an AnimateDead spell on some corpse they dug up for funsies. Unfortunately, it resurrects '''every corpse on the island.''
* GreaterScopeVillain: The zombies are resurrected by invoking {{Satan}} himself.
* JerkAss: Alan, the head of a feudal company who will fire anybody who questions hos shenanigans.
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* OurZombiesAreDifferent: These ones are your standard shambling type, resurrected by [[{{Satan}} the Dark Lord himself.]]
* WorldOfSnark: Every makes jabs at each other, [[WorldOfHam often in the most over the top way they can.]] They ''are'' actors, after all.
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