Zombie Movie, directed by Andrea Bianchi

Sunday, April 26, 2009
This would have given me a minimum fortnight’s worth of nightmares if I had seen this as a kid. Night of the Living Dead is one thing; this is another. The rising dead in Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror look more like actual rotting corpses might look than any other zombie movie to date, that I can think of. These corpses come complete with maggots, and sure as hell look like they smell bad, too. They are slow and relatively weak as zombies go – especially when compared to newer sub-genre offerings, especially of the virus zombie type – again, more realistic I would have to say.

In general, Burial Ground zombies have at least part of their skulls showing, with varying amounts of flesh still hanging on. Some of them still have eyes – lifeless, dead eyes – and others only dark, empty sockets.

On the downside, there’s some weak acting; some folks often don’t seem nearly as frightened of the walking dead as they sure as hell should be, and a few of our victims do not seem to defend themselves very staunchly when the corpses finally reach striking distance.

The grotesque appearance of these corpses is what really sets this movie apart.

Oh, and you’ll just love Michael! OMG.

Basic Plot of Burial Ground – The Nights of Terror

A film of unspeakable explicit horrors, Burial Ground delves deep into the mysteries of bizarre scientific experimentation, creating a tale so gruesomely realistic you have to see it to believe it! What began as a carefree weekend at a stately Scottish mansion turns to a bone-chilling terror when the dead rise, in all their decaying glory, to greet the living. A young mother and her son are invited to spend a weekend on the country estate of a Scottish aristocrat. The house is also occupied by a strange guest, known only as the professor. No one pays much attention to him, but he is the key to the impending horrors. The attacks begin during the night – gruesome and unspeakable acts of terror committed by living corpses. It appears that nothing can stop this madness, as the dead take their place as rulers of the living.