Zombie Flesh Eaters
Zombi 2
After an abandoned boat sails into New York harbor with a zombie aboard, a reporter teams up with the daughter of the boat's missing owner to investigate the island where he was last seen conducting research—the site of an alleged zombie outbreak.
Why it matters
A visceral fusion of gore-soaked Caribbean voodoo and relentless undead terror, this is Lucio Fulci’s masterclass in atmospheric decay and unapologetic brutality.
- Redefines zombie horror with gut-churning practical effects courtesy of Giannetto De Rossi’s legendary craftsmanship — a blood-splattered showcase no gorehound can ignore.
- Combines a tropical island setting with claustrophobic urban dread, expanding the undead mythos beyond Romero’s American backwoods.
- Anchored by Tisa Farrow and Ian McCulloch’s earnest leads navigating a nightmarish labyrinth of decay and contagion.
- For fans of ’70s Euro horror and “video nasty” lore, it’s a cult cornerstone that shaped the genre’s global underground.
Director
22 horror films in catalog
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971
Don't Torture a Duckling 1972
The Psychic 1977
Zombie Flesh Eaters 1979
City of the Living Dead 1980
The House by the Cemetery 1981
The Beyond 1981
The Black Cat 1981
The New York Ripper 1982
Manhattan Baby 1982
Conquest 1983
Murder-Rock: Dancing Death 1984
Ænigma 1987
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 1988
Touch of Death 1988
Sodoma's Ghost 1988
The Sweet House of Horrors 1989
The House of Clocks 1989
A Cat in the Brain 1990
Demonia 1990
Voices from Beyond 1991
Door Into Silence 1991
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
100
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
0
Supernatural
40
Creature
91
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
14
Survival
66
Zombie
