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 Cinematográfica Calderón S.A. The screenplay by Alfredo Salazar is an uncredited adaptation of the novel Burn Witch Burn! by A. Merritt. 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 Ramón Gay as Dr. Armando Valdés 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". References External links 1961 films 1961 horror films Films based on American horror novels Mexican zombie films 1960s Spanish-language films Films about curses Films about Voodoo 1960s Mexican films