| Curse of the Doll People | |
| Director: | Benito Alazraki |
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| Runtime: | 81 minutes |
| Studio: | Cinemagrafica Calderón |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Language: | Spanish |
The Curse of the Doll People (Spanish; Castilian: '''Muñecos infernales''' "Infernal Dolls"), or The Devil Doll Men, is a 1961 Mexican horror film directed by Benito Alazraki. It was produced by Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. The screenplay by Alfredo Salazar is an uncredited adaptation of the novel Burn Witch Burn! by A. Merritt.[1]
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.
K. Gordon Murray imported the film to the US and added several English-language scenes.[2]
Writing in The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle criticized the American import as incoherent.[2] 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".[3]
. The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia. Peter Dendle. McFarland & Company. 2001. 41–42. 978-0-7864-9288-6.