Play Dead (1983)

Play Dead: Directed by Peter Wittman. With Yvonne De Carlo, Stephanie Dunnam, David Cullinane, Glenn Kezer. A rich, elderly woman casts black magic spells on her vicious Rottweiler dog to murder her relatives.

“Iu0026#39;ve been after this movie for a while, though mainly because of the cool VHS cover and the fact that Yvonne De Carlo is in it. Well, I finally found a copy at a market. The film didnu0026#39;t live up to my expectations, but Iu0026#39;m used to that, being a fan of low budget horror.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film is kind of watchable and semi-interesting, but isnu0026#39;t much of a horror film because there are no violent deaths. The deaths are caused by the dog but in very tame ways. The plot also seems muddled and the motivation for the killings is unclear. I found the ending rather bizarre but slightly surprising.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe main reason to seek this film out as far as Iu0026#39;m concerned is the VHS cover (the UK one). It looks good amongst my collection of big box horror films and I love the artwork. Other than that, thereu0026#39;s little reason to seek out this film, even for fellow fans of low-budget horror.”