Let Sleeping Corpses Lie

1384-poster
release date November 30 1973
studio Anchor Bay
director Jorge Grau
writer Jorge Grau
starring Cristina Galbó, Ray Lovelock, Arthur Kennedy, Aldo Massasso, Giorgio Trestini
tagline To avoid fainting keep repeating, it's only a movie... only a movie... only a movie... only a movie.

Synopsis

A cop chases two young people visiting the English countryside, suspecting them of a local murder; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a thirst for human flesh by radiation being used by area farmers as a pesticide alternative.

Official Review

A product of the living dead craze which saturated horror cinema in the 1970’s, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie (AKA The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue) stands as one of the superior, and disappointingly lesser known, examples of the zombie genre. Although it contains more than its fair share of influences, it is obvious this film was made with intentions of riding the wave of the seminal horror classic, Night of the Living Dead, and as such shares many similarities. …Read More

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Official Score: 3.5 / 5