Underplayed Gems

Mansion of the Living Dead (1982)

Mansion of the Living Dead poster
Original title
La mansión de los muertos vivientes
Directed by
Jesús Franco
Genre
horror film, sexploitation film, zombie film
Country
Spain
Runtime
1h 28m
Rated
18
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a group of people who visit a former monastery that is now a resort. They encounter lustful monks who have returned from the dead. The movie mixes nudity with zombie horror.

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What happens

Mansion of the Living Dead (Spanish: La mansión de los muertos vivientes) is a 1982 erotic horror film written and directed by Jesús Franco, said to be based on his own novel (which never existed). It stars Franco's most often used actress, Lina Romay, who is credited here as Candy Coster. Franco also edited the film, and dubbed the voice of actor Albino Graziani. The make-up on the zombie monks was extremely low budget, consisting mostly of dried shaving cream lather rubbed on the actor's faces. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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