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Buried Alive

1989 · 92 min

A slow, unsettling descent into a creepy school where hallucinations and disappearances blur, leaving a lingering sense of dread.

Tagline
The Dead Return!
Overview
A young woman goes to teach at the Ravenscroft Institute, a spooky old girls' school overrun by ants and staffed by some unusual types. Spurred on by a series of horrific hallucinations, she begins to investigate the mysterious disappearances of several students.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • madness
  • isolation
  • death
  • mystery
  • violence
Places
  • school
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism5
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
horror, thriller
Directed by
Gérard Kikoïne
Written by
Stuart Lee, Jake Chesi
Starring
Robert Vaughn, Donald Pleasence, Karen Lorre, John Carradine, Ginger Lynn Allen, Nia Long, William Butler, Janine Denison
Cinematography
Gérard Loubeau
Runtime
92 min
Country
South Africa, United States of America
Languages
English

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