Hell Night (1981 Horror Movie)

Directed by Tom DeSimone

Starring Linda Blaire

Dead & Buried (1981 Horror Movie)

Directed by Gary Sherman

Fantastic resurrection flick – creepy, effective.

Burial Ground – The Nights of Terror

Zombie Movie, directed by Andrea Bianchi

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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.
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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.
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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.