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Beware: Children at Play

Beware: Children at Play

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Beware: Children at Play

"These Aren't Children...They Are Demons!"

1989

1h 34m

4.0(38 votes)

Horror

Overview

Parents are in a panic as their children mysteriously disappear. Little do they know that the only thing worse than their children disappearing would be them coming back. After the youngsters of Ellenburg fall under the ruthless control of a cult leader, they turn on their parents with gruesome results.

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Troma Entertainment

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Lori Romero

Julia DeWolfe

Michael Robertson

John DeWolfe

Robin Lilly

Cleo Carr

Mik Cribben

Farmer Isac Braun

Lori Tirgrath

Julia DeWolfe

Herb Klinger

Franklin Ludwig

Lorna Courtney

Amy Carr/ Wealtheow

Danny McClaughlin

Grendel / Glenn Randall

Annie Grindlay

Witness (as Anne Grindley)

Rich Hamilton

Sheriff Ross Carr

Creative team

Directed by: Mik Cribben
Written by: Fred P. Sharkey
Produced by: Michael Koslow
Ellen Wedner

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