Underplayed Gems

The Dead Pit (1989)

The Dead Pit poster
Directed by
Brett Leonard
Genre
horror film, zombie film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rated
R
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 89 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman wakes up in an asylum with no memory. She discovers that a dead surgeon is rising from a pit beneath the building to terrorize the staff and patients.

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What happens

The Dead Pit is a 1989 American horror film co-written and directed by Brett Leonard, in his directorial debut. Cheryl Lawson stars as a mental patient who must defeat an undead serial killer who previously worked at the asylum, played by Danny Gochnauer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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