Dead & Buried
AVCO Embassy Pictures | Release Date: October 9, 1981 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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88
Slant MagazineBudd Wilkins
With eerie atmosphere to spare, and an emphasis on communal terrors and long-buried secrets, this surprisingly wistful film hews closer to folk horror, suggesting Robin Hardy’s The Wicker Man by way of Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz’s Messiah of Evil. Read full review
83
The PlaylistJason Bailey
Elegantly constructed, wittily executed, delightfully ruthless, and scary as hell. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMichael Wilmington
A town where tourists and hapless visitors are murdered, and the dead are revived by a big band-loving mortician, descends into gore and madness. [16 Mar 2007, p.C5]
70
Time OutStaff (Not Credited)
Gruesome almost to a fault, but not quite, it emerges as an efficient shocker. Read full review
70
The New York TimesJennifer Dunning
Fairly standard and cynical stuff, with enough threatening incidents to satisfy the most jaded horror-film buff. Read full review
60
EmpireJustin Bowyer
A nice twist on the usual small-town-hides-sinister-secret setup, this offers some genuine scares and impressive gore. Read full review
50
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Most of the plot twists are confusing and haphazardly developed, leaving the movie as little more than an excuse to show off Stan Winston's admittedly effective gore effects. Read full review
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