Movie

Last Rites

1980 · 86 min

A cheap, eerie small-town chiller that plays like a grim, slow-burning nightmare of backwoods bloodsuckers.

Tagline: Terror Begins at the Edge of the Grave!
Overview: A small-town funeral director, doctor and sheriff are vampires who suck blood from the recently not-quite-dead on the embalming table and then immediately kill the newly converted vampire. When one of their victims disappears before being staked, they are threatened with being exposed if the new vampire surfaces.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and cynical. Slow-burning and easy to follow.
About: Death, corruption, conspiracy, isolation
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: death
corruption
conspiracy
isolation
violence
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild