Also known as THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE what we have here is a Spanish-Italian zombie film that takes place in England. George (Ray Lovelock) is on vacation from his antique shop when his motorcycle is accidentally hit by Edna (Cristina Galbo). Trying to get to his vacation spot he hitches a ride with her planning to come back for the bike later.
Edna pleads with him to take her to her destination first and then finish with her sending someone to get the car later. Following the directions she remembers they end up at a dead end and George sets out to ask someone for help. He encounters a farmer and two men from the Ministry of Agriculture trying an experimental device to get rid of bugs using ultra-sonic radiation. Unfortunately the device also brings the dead back to life. The first we see of this is when a dead man attacks Edna back at the car. The farmer tells her that by the description it would be local who fell into the river after hanging himself but it couldn't be because he is dead.
Taking the directions they head for her sister Katie's house. There her husband, a photographer, has been trying to break her of her addiction to heroin. While he's out shooting pictures the same walking dead man attacks her and follows her, killing her husband. Running for her life she runs into the road and George and Edna. They contact the police and the lead inspector (Arthur Kennedy) suspects they are the ones behind the death of the death of Katie's husband. He sends her to a local hospital, Manchester, which also serves as the morgue. It is there that they find the babies born since the machine on the farm started have been affected as well.
With the police not helping find the real killer and only themselves to get to the truth, George and Edna set about following clues they have to go on. Taking the film from Katie's husband's camera they have it developed and see the man who actually killed him. Going to the nearby graveyard they find a half-eaten meal and following the sound of footsteps locate the real killer. But by now he isn't alone.
The movie works well on many levels and provides some truly creepy moments. Unlike many zombie movies to come from Italy they amount of gore here is handled quite well and more realistically than in most. Yes, it does have that semi-dayglow red look to it but less than most. In addition to that the effects are nicely done here with more low key makeup on the risen dead than one would expect. The combination of makeup, atmosphere and story all combine to make a well-made zombie film.
Cheezy Flicks was able to get hold of a great copy of this film to press here. The picture is clean and more than acceptable and makes it that much more enjoyable. The extras are pretty much non-existent but that's fine. This is about having a decent copy of the movie and nothing more. There are several trailers included of other Cheezy Flicks releases and they might make viewers decided to pick those up as well. This one is going for just $6 so my suggestion, if you enjoy a good horror film, is to pick a copy up.
Edna pleads with him to take her to her destination first and then finish with her sending someone to get the car later. Following the directions she remembers they end up at a dead end and George sets out to ask someone for help. He encounters a farmer and two men from the Ministry of Agriculture trying an experimental device to get rid of bugs using ultra-sonic radiation. Unfortunately the device also brings the dead back to life. The first we see of this is when a dead man attacks Edna back at the car. The farmer tells her that by the description it would be local who fell into the river after hanging himself but it couldn't be because he is dead.
Taking the directions they head for her sister Katie's house. There her husband, a photographer, has been trying to break her of her addiction to heroin. While he's out shooting pictures the same walking dead man attacks her and follows her, killing her husband. Running for her life she runs into the road and George and Edna. They contact the police and the lead inspector (Arthur Kennedy) suspects they are the ones behind the death of the death of Katie's husband. He sends her to a local hospital, Manchester, which also serves as the morgue. It is there that they find the babies born since the machine on the farm started have been affected as well.
With the police not helping find the real killer and only themselves to get to the truth, George and Edna set about following clues they have to go on. Taking the film from Katie's husband's camera they have it developed and see the man who actually killed him. Going to the nearby graveyard they find a half-eaten meal and following the sound of footsteps locate the real killer. But by now he isn't alone.
The movie works well on many levels and provides some truly creepy moments. Unlike many zombie movies to come from Italy they amount of gore here is handled quite well and more realistically than in most. Yes, it does have that semi-dayglow red look to it but less than most. In addition to that the effects are nicely done here with more low key makeup on the risen dead than one would expect. The combination of makeup, atmosphere and story all combine to make a well-made zombie film.
Cheezy Flicks was able to get hold of a great copy of this film to press here. The picture is clean and more than acceptable and makes it that much more enjoyable. The extras are pretty much non-existent but that's fine. This is about having a decent copy of the movie and nothing more. There are several trailers included of other Cheezy Flicks releases and they might make viewers decided to pick those up as well. This one is going for just $6 so my suggestion, if you enjoy a good horror film, is to pick a copy up.