I Sell the Dead

I Sell the Dead

Never trust a corpse.

NR 2008 · 85 min · ★ 5.9 · Comedy, Drama, Horror

18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake tells his life story to Father Francis Duffy. Before long, Arthur spills the beans on how he got started in the grim corpse peddling business with seasoned ghoul Willie Grimes.

Directed by Glenn McQuaid · Written by Glenn McQuaid

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