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City of the Living Dead

1980 · 93 min

A dread-soaked, surreal nightmare that unsettles with lingering imagery and abrupt shocks, demanding your attention.

Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Starring
Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo
Tagline
From the bowels of the Earth they came...To collect the living!
Overview
A psychic seemingly dies of fright during a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell that must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

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Directed by
Lucio Fulci
Genres
Horror, Fantasy, Mystery
Starring
Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • death
  • survival
  • faith
  • isolation
  • madness
Places
  • small town
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
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Action4
Horror9
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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horror, fantasy, mystery
Directed by
Lucio Fulci
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Dardano Sacchetti, Lucio Fulci
Starring
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