Dead & Buried (1981) movie poster

Dead & Buried

1981 ·1h 34m · ★ 6.4 (322)

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

Why it matters

Dead & Buried delivers a fog-drenched, eerie coastal mystery where the dead don’t stay buried—and small-town secrets fester beneath the surface.

  • A masterclass in atmospheric dread, capturing that restless, foggy seaside vibe that elevates paranoia to an art form.
  • Jack Albertson’s mortician is a quietly chilling anchor amid the town’s uncanny residents, with a young Robert Englund lurking before Freddy’s reign.
  • Blends folk horror with psychological chills—think The Stepford Wives meets Tales from the Crypt, all soaked in salt and decay.
  • For fans of slow-burn, unsettling horror that trades jump scares for creeping unease and a twist that lingers like a cold ocean breeze.
4 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
100
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
71
Supernatural
80
Creature
36
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
57
Survival
66
Witchcraft

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanizationMedical Gore

Phobia triggers

Religious ImageryMedical Procedures

TMDB Keywords

absurdcomplicatedcorpsedisapprovingfacial reconstructiongraveharshmorticianmurdernew englandsheriffsmall townvideo nastyvoodoo

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