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The Curse of the Doll People
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Wikipedia article
'The Curse of the Doll People' ( "Infernal Dolls"), or 'The Devil Doll Men', is a 1961 Mexican horror film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was produced by Cinematogrfica Caldern S.A. The screenplay by Alfredo Salazar is an uncredited adaptation of the novel Burn Witch Burn! by A. Merritt.'The Mexican Film Bulletin', Volume 16, Number 5, SeptemberOctober 2010, page 3.
Plot
The story surrounds four men who are cursed by a voodoo priest for stealing a sacred idol from his temple. Soon after being surrounded, evil 'doll' people begin to kill their family members.
Cast
* Elvira Quintana as Karina
* Ramn Gay as Dr. Armando Valds
* Roberto G. Rivera as Molinar
* Quintin Bulnes as Zandor
* Alfonso Arnold
Release
K. Gordon Murray imported the film to the US and added several English-language scenes.
Reception
Writing in 'The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia', academic Peter Dendle criticized the American import as incoherent. Glenn Kay, who wrote 'Zombie Movies: The Ultimate Guide', called the film "a strictly by-the-numbers exercise that must have elicited more giggles than gasps on its release".
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