This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

I really wanted to like this movie. I feel terribly cynical trashing it, and that's why I'm giving it a middling 5. Actually, I'm giving it a 5 because there were some superb performances.

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

During the early years of the "Home Video Revolution", video rental outlets needed items on the shelves and needed them NOW! Distributors were grabbing just about anything that ran long enough to be considered a "film", slapping a grabber of a cover on it and putting it out. A distributor took a look at a homemade shot to video movie called "Puppet", renamed it "Black Devil Doll From Hell" and this stinker is the result. BDDFH would be relegated to a single VHS copy in Chester N. Turner's sock drawer otherwise. We would be the poorer for it.This film has everything. The dumpiest (Sorry, Shirley) leading lady in cinema history, the worst heavy metal title song ever, titles straight off a Commodore 64 that go on over six minutes at the beginning and nearly that long at the end. A soundtrack that features some of the worst electronic hum and worst mixing ever committed to video. A score that is performed on a Casio keyboard. Acting that actually rivals "Manos, The Hands Of Fate" in ineptitude. Silly camera work and without a doubt the most amusingly overwrought dialogue I've ever seen. But the star of the show by far is "Puppet", a ventriloquist dummy with braids and what appears to be one of Thurston Howell's jungle explorer outfits from "Gilligan's Island". Hideous, and hilarious, from start to finish. Only watch this with friends you know well. Anyone else will immediately label you "insane" and call the appropriate authorities.

First of all, I don't think I ever laughed so hard ever watching a so-bad it's good horror movie.That being said, with all due respect to BDDFH, there is a much worse horror movie out there folks. Trust me, I've seen a lot. If you haven't seen this, you have to put it high on your list. Good luck finding it though.....I give you:#1) Barn of the Blood Llama #2) Attack of the Beast Creatures #3) Black Devil Doll from HellAlso, you can go to Badmovies.org. It's an awesome sight.You might also look at:God Monster of Indian Flats Night of the Lepus Frankenstein Island:-) Spencer

WARNING: The following comment doesn't not only contain a spoiler or two, but also content of a frank and explicit nature that shouldn't be read by easily offended folks with no sense of humor. There are bad movies, even worse movies, truly wretched movies -- and then there's this gloriously ghastly no-budget shot-on-crummy-video abomination. Don't get me wrong, I really love this lousy hunk of junk, but let's face it this one on every conceivable technical level is beyond shoddy. The terrible acting, dreadful sound, annoyingly redundant score, eye-wateringly ugly cinematography, ludicrously absurd plot, meandering pace, and especially that amazingly awful theme song ("Ohh ohh baby, you've been bad!") -- all are sublimely stinky. But what definitely makes this baby a genuinely unforgettable viewing experience is the infamously mind-numbing protracted and surrealistic rape scene. The devil doll not just has his wicked wanton way with our devoutly religious and sexually frustrated homely heroine; he also makes the dumpy lady beg for it prior to doing the evil deed. I can't precisely write what she says, but I can state with absolute certainty that one particular word that she doesn't hiss through clenched teeth sure ain't "fudge." I love this movie just for this sequence alone -- and so should all true fans of supremely sick mondo wacko dimestore deviant cinema. Fortunately, this wondrously woeful abortion has been issued on DVD for future generations to watch and relish in all its appalling ineptitude.

I agree with the poster who said it has to be seen to be believed.I saw this movie in the mid '80s; I rented it from a video store that I worked at, and this was one of a thousand titles my company had just purchased. Because I'm somewhat a horror fan, one look at the box told me I HAD to rent it.This movie is not bad-bad, it's BAD bad-bad! I sat through the majority of the movie with my mouth agape, amazed at how one movie could fit so much crappy acting, poor camera technique, and just plain tackiness into it.If you're a fan of 'le bad cinema', or if you just feel like laughing through a TRULY awful film, put this one at the top of your list.And by the by, had IMDb.com provided a "zero" rating option, I wudda taken it and thanked them for it.