Deathdream (1974)

Original title

Dead of Night

Directed by

Bob Clark

Genre

drama film, horror film, slasher film, vampire film, zombie film

Country

United States, Canada

Runtime

1h 28m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 143 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

After a young American soldier is reported killed in Vietnam, he comes back to his family's home as an undead creature. His mother tries to care for him as his condition worsens and his presence disturbs the community.

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What happens

Deathdream (originally released as Dead of Night) is a 1974 horror film directed and produced by Bob Clark, written by Alan Ormsby, and starring Richard Backus, John Marley, and Lynn Carlin. Inspired by the W. W. Jacobs short story "The Monkey's Paw", the film is about young American soldier Andy Brooks (Backus) who returns home after seemingly being killed in Vietnam, only now as an undead, vampiric creature. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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