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I Bury the Living (1958)

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Average Rating: 6.3/10
Reviews Counted: 11
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Unjustly ignored by many books on the horror film, I Bury the Living is a bone-chilling little mood piece, almost completed dominated by Richard Boone. Expertly avoiding the obvious throughout the film, Boone gives a thoroughly credible performance of a troubled man who labors under the misapprehension that he is God. Boone plays the new chairman of a large cemetery; in his office is a map of the grounds, with black pins representing the occupied plots, and white pins representing plots that

Unrated, 1 hr. 16 min.

Horror, Kids & Family, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

Directed By: Albert Band

Written By: Louis Garfinkle

On DVD: Nov 20, 2001

Cast

Richard Boone
Robert Kraft
Theodore Bikel
Andy McKee
Peggy Maurer
Ann Craig
Howard I. Smith
George Kraft
Robert Osterloh
Lt. Clayborne
Russ Bender
Henry Trowbridge
Matt Moore
Charles Bates Sr.
Ken Drake
Bill Honegger
Glenn Vernon
Stu Drexel
Lynn Bernay
Beth Drexel
Cyril Delevanti
W. Isham
Herbert Anderson
Jess Jessup
Lynette Bernay

Critic Reviews for I Bury the Living

All Critics (11) | Fresh (8) | Rotten (5) | DVD (6)

Sure, this is basically just like an extended episode of The Twilight Zone, but that's no bad thing, since it's like a good episode.

February 21, 2011 Full Review Source: SFX Magazine

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Ian Berriman

SFX Magazine

While it suffers from "corpus interruptus", I Bury the Living is still a fairly decent little fright flick.

May 28, 2008 Full Review Source: DVD Verdict

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Bill Gibron

DVD Verdict

Dismally ends with a whimper instead of fright.

January 30, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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Dennis Schwartz

Ozus' World Movie Reviews

Turns out it's a lot like an Outer Limits episode that somehow escaped and became a feature.

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Widgett Walls

Needcoffee.com

Interesting, thoughtful horror flick that falls apart at the end

September 12, 2002 Comment

Ken Hanke

Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

I Bury the Living proves to be a dark little horror morsel, a creepy, compact and crisp little tale that's half Alfred Hitchcock and half Rod Serling.

January 8, 2002 Full Review Source: Apollo Guide

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