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Horror Rises from the Tomb

1973 · 88 min

A slow, gloomy gothic chiller full of severed heads, curses and lurid old-school shocks that feels creaky but oddly hypnotic.

Tagline: Lust has never been this terrifying!
Overview: In Medieval France a warlock is beheaded and his wife is tortured and executed. Hundreds of years later, an isolated group of people discover his head buried on their property. Soon it comes back to life, possessing people and using them to commit sacrifices and to search for the rest of his body.
How it feels: Dark, eerie, campy and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Revenge, obsession, death, corruption
Content: Strong violence and gore. Mild sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
obsession
death
corruption
survival
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild