Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.Relatives gather in an old house for the reading of a will, but the "dead" man comes back to life and starts killing.
Roy Scheider
- Philip Sinclair
- (as Roy R. Scheider)
William Blood
- Minister
- (as Williiam B. Blood)
Del Tenney
- The Living Corpse
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Alan Bodian
- Margot Hartman(uncredited)
- Del Tenney
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Did you know
- TriviaFilm debut of Roy Scheider
- GoofsTowards the end of the movie, the caretaker named Seth was stabbed in the throat and put into a coffin. However, when the coffin is opened, there is the face of a different actor with the throat wound. Apparently, the actor portraying Seth refused to lie in a coffin.
- Quotes
Philip Sinclair: The body is a long, insatiable tube - in need of drink and relaxation.
- Alternate versionsSome prints of the film are edited to remove the partial nudity during the bathtub murder sequence, resulting in an obvious audio-visual jump cut.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Son of Svengoolie: The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) (1981)
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Family Strife...
Set in 1892 New England, a rich patriarch leaves his fortune to the surviving members of the Sinclair family, but only if they can follow his strict, post mortem instructions. Otherwise, they will meet a grisly end. Not-too surprisingly, said family members can't seem to live up to the stringent instructions, resulting in the alleged, titular curse.
Schlock supremo director, Del Tenney's THE CURSE OF THE LIVING CORPSE isn't a bad little chiller, considering its vintage and total lack of budget. While it does get a bit tiresome due to being a few minutes overlong, it never ventures into Tenney's typical, all-out absurdity.
This is indeed Roy Scheider's debut. He is the seemingly more level-headed, less greed-driven Philip Sinclair. The lovely, enigmatic Candace Hilligoss also appears in this, the second horror film in her abbreviated career...
Schlock supremo director, Del Tenney's THE CURSE OF THE LIVING CORPSE isn't a bad little chiller, considering its vintage and total lack of budget. While it does get a bit tiresome due to being a few minutes overlong, it never ventures into Tenney's typical, all-out absurdity.
This is indeed Roy Scheider's debut. He is the seemingly more level-headed, less greed-driven Philip Sinclair. The lovely, enigmatic Candace Hilligoss also appears in this, the second horror film in her abbreviated career...
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- Budget
- $120,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 24 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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By what name was The Curse of the Living Corpse (1964) officially released in Canada in English?
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