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While it may be badly dated, The Dead Don't Die is not nearly as bad as other IMDb'ers will have you believe. As I am writing this (check date above) the film has a rating of 3.5. That's a grave injustice. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but 3.5...come on! For a 1975 TV movie, it's not bad. Of course, it was penned by the man who brought us Psycho, Robert Bloch, so that helps. The film deals with George Hamilton trying to find out who's behind the murder that his brother was executed for. Not what you were expecting? The Dead Don't Die is a great horror title, but this movie feels more like a detective story; something you'd find in a hard boiled dime novel. It does deal with zombies and zombie lords, but in a voodoo mysticism-type way. It's not your traditional zombie flick but the super creepy Reggie Nalder (Barlow from Salem's Lot) is among the undead. You know what, forget super creepy. Nalder may be the scariest man to ever stalk the earth. And Ray Milland is no pushover either. If you enjoyed Dead and Buried, check out this little 70's gem.
While it may be badly dated, The Dead Don't Die is not nearly as bad as other IMDb'ers will have you believe. As I am writing this (check date above) the film has a rating of 3.5. That's a grave injustice. It's not a masterpiece by any means, but 3.5...come on! For a 1975 TV movie, it's not bad. Of course, it was penned by the man who brought us Psycho, Robert Bloch, so that helps. The film deals with George Hamilton trying to find out who's behind the murder that his brother was executed for. Not what you were expecting? The Dead Don't Die is a great horror title, but this movie feels more like a detective story; something you'd find in a hard boiled dime novel. It does deal with zombies and zombie lords, but in a voodoo mysticism-type way. It's not your traditional zombie flick but the super creepy Reggie Nalder (Barlow from Salem's Lot) is among the undead. You know what, forget super creepy. Nalder may be the scariest man to ever stalk the earth. And Ray Milland is no pushover either. If you enjoyed Dead and Buried, check out this little 70's gem.