A bickering family of loathsome characters are being killed one by one(the method of their departure by nefarious means is through their worst fears)by supposedly their recently dearly departed patriarch deemed an evil man who caused nothing but strife to those around him while alive. The father had an intense fear of being buried alive and claims that if his family didn't carry out the wishes of his will, they'd all perish. One dies because he feared of a scarred face(the killer, if it is the dead father, uses a hidden sword within the cane he always carried around to let everyone know he was drawing near), is slashed in said face, & dragged by the murderer on a horse until dead, another feared death by drowning and is submersed underwater by the killer until dead, another has a great fear of fire and the killer sets her aflame, etc, etc.. Is the father really the one murdering each family member because they didn't follow the will to the letter, or is it possibly someone else with sights set on the fortune?
I really don't know if there's anything to recommend regarding "The Curse of the Living Corpse" for it's essentially a killer doing in relatives one by one, but the murders aren't that well staged and the characters are portrayed by the cast so badly you might be looking at your watches far before it's over. It might be of interest for fans of Roy Scheider since this is his film debut, though if he comes off rather unlikable..he portrays the second son whose a worthless, aggressive, confrontational, alcoholic jerk often causing verbal jousts with his relatives. This film is directed so poorly, with dialogue so limply delivered by the uninspired cast, it would probably serve best under the scrutinizing eyes of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew. And, when we find out who is murdering the cast, the film opens up a can of plot hole worms where you question how the person could commit the deeds without getting caught.
I really don't know if there's anything to recommend regarding "The Curse of the Living Corpse" for it's essentially a killer doing in relatives one by one, but the murders aren't that well staged and the characters are portrayed by the cast so badly you might be looking at your watches far before it's over. It might be of interest for fans of Roy Scheider since this is his film debut, though if he comes off rather unlikable..he portrays the second son whose a worthless, aggressive, confrontational, alcoholic jerk often causing verbal jousts with his relatives. This film is directed so poorly, with dialogue so limply delivered by the uninspired cast, it would probably serve best under the scrutinizing eyes of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 crew. And, when we find out who is murdering the cast, the film opens up a can of plot hole worms where you question how the person could commit the deeds without getting caught.