Synopsis
After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.
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Cast
- James FarentinoSheriff Dan Gillis
- Melody AndersonJanet Gillis
- Jack AlbertsonWilliam G. Dobbs
- Dennis RedfieldRon
- Nancy LockeLinda
- Lisa BlountGirl on the Beach / Nurse Lisa
- Robert EnglundHarry
- Bill QuinnErnie
- Michael CurrieHerman
- Christopher AllportGeorge Le Moyne / Freddie
Recommendations
- 88
Slant Magazine
With eerie atmosphere to spare, and an emphasis on communal terrors and long-buried secrets, this surprisingly wistful film hews closer to folk horror, suggesting Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man by way of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz’s Messiah of Evil. - 83
The Playlist
Elegantly constructed, wittily executed, delightfully ruthless, and scary as hell. - 75
Chicago Tribune
A town where tourists and hapless visitors are murdered, and the dead are revived by a big band-loving mortician, descends into gore and madness. [16 Mar 2007, p.C5] - 70
Time Out
Gruesome almost to a fault, but not quite, it emerges as an efficient shocker. - 70
The New York Times
Fairly standard and cynical stuff, with enough threatening incidents to satisfy the most jaded horror-film buff. - 60
Empire
A nice twist on the usual small-town-hides-sinister-secret setup, this offers some genuine scares and impressive gore. - 50
TV Guide Magazine
Most of the plot twists are confusing and haphazardly developed, leaving the movie as little more than an excuse to show off Stan Winston's admittedly effective gore effects.
