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The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964)

The Curse of the Living Corpse poster
Directed by
Del Tenney
Genre
horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 24m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 25 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man dies and his will includes instructions to prevent him being buried alive. His family is then stalked by a series of murders.

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What happens

The Curse of the Living Corpse is a 1964 American horror film produced, written and directed by Del Tenney. The film is about a series of murders that haunt the family of a man who died leaving extensive instructions in his will to avoid him being buried alive. The film marked the feature film debut of actor Roy Scheider. It was originally co-billed with The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Both movies were filmed in black-and-white in Stamford, Connecticut by Iselin-Tenney Productions, a short-lived production company the director formed with Alan V. Iselin, the owner of a chain of drive-in theaters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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