The Living Dead, also known as Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, also known as The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, is a cult film from 1974 that deserves a watch.

A cop chases two young people visiting the English countryside, suspecting them of a local murder; unbeknownst to him, the real culprits are the living dead, brought to life with a thirst for human flesh by radiation being used by area farmers as a pesticide alternative.

My Rating: B+

Interesting Facts: The English tagline, “To avoid fainting keep repeating, it’s only a movie… only a movie… only a movie… only a movie…” was taken from the advertising campaign for Wes Craven’s The Last House on the Left (1972); the film has a grand total of 16 alternate titles from its various international releases; director Jorge Grau purposely cast an actress known for having a flat chest in the role of the nurse so that a fake chest piece could be applied that the zombies could tear into for her death scene; and Since Fernando Hilbeck’s zombie was suppose to have died drowning in the river, director Jorge Grau kept Hilbeck soaked with water throughout the film (Grau said that this often annoyed Hilbeck).

And now it’s time for the trailer…