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Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.Two creepy "horror" films joined together by Merlin's Shop which is, in turn, introduced by a Grandpa telling the story.
Julia Leigh Miller
- Antique Store Clerk
- (as Julia Miller)
Bob Mendelsohn
- David Andrews
- (archive footage)
- (as Bob Mendlesohn)
Struan Robertson
- Michael Andrews
- (archive footage)
Bruce Parry
- Pete
- (archive footage)
Vicki Saputo
- Susan
- (archive footage)
Madelon Phillips
- Adrianne the Psychic
- (archive footage)
J. Renee Gilbert
- Grandma
- (archive footage)
Olwen Morgan
- Elmira Johnson
- (archive footage)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaThe plot is very similar to Stephen King's short story "The Monkey," published 11 years earlier.
- GoofsWhen the power goes out, the grandson says "Now I'm gonna miss the movie." Seconds later, a young boy in dark clothes walks by in the background, on the right side.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Devil's Gift (1984)
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Mystically mind numbing
Ernest Borgnine is a great storyteller. I think the boy suffered from random epileptic seizures after this film was made.
This is awful. Merlin has decided to join the business world and has opened his shop of yore. Run by him and Mrs. Merlin, they first must deal with a cynical critic who threatens to ruin the shop's business. Good old Merlin gives him a book of evil wizardry. After fire breathing, cat from hell, levitating, and so on, the critic learns that this film has aged him (he's not alone).
The second half is a rip-off of the monkey's paw, except in this case it's a duracell running monkey toy with cymbals. Ha ha. Of course, someone buys it as a present for a little boy and that's when the fun starts. One of the only saving moments is when Merlin goes around asking, "Have you seen my monkey?" Hee hee, that one always works!
Merlin's gift shop.....to be avoided at all costs.
This is awful. Merlin has decided to join the business world and has opened his shop of yore. Run by him and Mrs. Merlin, they first must deal with a cynical critic who threatens to ruin the shop's business. Good old Merlin gives him a book of evil wizardry. After fire breathing, cat from hell, levitating, and so on, the critic learns that this film has aged him (he's not alone).
The second half is a rip-off of the monkey's paw, except in this case it's a duracell running monkey toy with cymbals. Ha ha. Of course, someone buys it as a present for a little boy and that's when the fun starts. One of the only saving moments is when Merlin goes around asking, "Have you seen my monkey?" Hee hee, that one always works!
Merlin's gift shop.....to be avoided at all costs.
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- Oct 5, 2000
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- Also known as
- El regreso del mago Merlín
- Filming locations
- Petaluma, California, USA(Western & Kentucky - Merlin's Shop)
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