The Curse of the Living Corpse

The Curse of the Living Corpse

More terrifying than Frankenstein...More deadly than Dracula...The creature that undrapes the passions of the living!

NR 1964 · 84 min · ★ 5.8 · Horror

The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive due to a rare condition that causes him to sometimes appear lifeless. After his death, relatives learn that his will stipulates a strict series of orders that must be followed in order to receive their inheritance. The family refuses to comply and the patriarch returns from the grave to exact revenge by killing each of them in the way they fear most.

Directed by Del Tenney · Written by Del Tenney

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Roy Scheider Philip Sinclair
Helen Warren Abigail Sinclair
Robert Milli Bruce Sinclair
Margot Hartman Vivian Sinclair
Hugh Franklin James Benson
Linda Donovan Letty Crews
Dino Narizzano Robert Harrington
Candace Hilligoss Deborah Benson
J. Frank Lucas Seth Lucas
George Cotton Constable Winters
Jane Bruce The Cook
Paul Haney Chief Constable Barnes

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