The City of the Dead is a British made horror starring industry legend Christopher Lee.
It tells the story of a student studying witchcraft who decides to go to a sleepy town drenched in rich occult history. There she finds more than she could have ever expected.
The movie is years ahead of it's time, it looks great, it plays out perfectly and I walked away considerably more satisified than I expected.
It almost felt like a Hammer Horror except without any of the goofiness, in fact the film is really quite merciless by comparison and would have heavily stood out back in 1960.
A very enjoyable effort for all horror fans.
The Good:
Looks great
Very dark for its day
Perfectly paced
The Bad:
Ending is weaker than the rest
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
It's best to invite someone into your home after they're already in
Witches though bulletproof are vunerable to guns actually being thrown at them
It tells the story of a student studying witchcraft who decides to go to a sleepy town drenched in rich occult history. There she finds more than she could have ever expected.
The movie is years ahead of it's time, it looks great, it plays out perfectly and I walked away considerably more satisified than I expected.
It almost felt like a Hammer Horror except without any of the goofiness, in fact the film is really quite merciless by comparison and would have heavily stood out back in 1960.
A very enjoyable effort for all horror fans.
The Good:
Looks great
Very dark for its day
Perfectly paced
The Bad:
Ending is weaker than the rest
Things I Learnt From This Movie:
It's best to invite someone into your home after they're already in
Witches though bulletproof are vunerable to guns actually being thrown at them