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White Zombie

1932 · 67 min

A creaky, shadowy old horror that feels like a bad dream—slow, eerie, and strangely hypnotic.

Directed by
Victor Halperin
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron
Tagline
Stranger things are happening than you ever dreamed of!
Overview
A wealthy landowner living in Haiti convinces a sorcerer to lure the woman he has fallen for away from her fiancé. The madman later betrays their agreement by keeping the woman for himself…as a zombie.

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Directed by
Victor Halperin
Genres
Horror
Starring
Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron
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How it feels

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • power
  • betrayal
  • death
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour1
Realism3
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
horror
Directed by
Victor Halperin
Starring
Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, John Harron, Robert Frazer, Joseph Cawthorn, Frederick Peters, George Burr Macannan, Brandon Hurst
Cinematography
Arthur Martinelli
Runtime
67 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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