# Dead & Buried (1981)

> A small-town sheriff investigating grisly murders discovers that Potter's Bluff is hiding a corpse-reanimating secret.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/14327

## Facts

- Runtime: 94 min
- Genres: Horror, Mystery
- Director: Gary Sherman
- Cast: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield, Nancy Locke, Lisa Blount, Robert Englund, Bill Quinn
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082242/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, dread-filled, visceral, late night horror viewing, cult movie marathon

## Movies like Dead & Buried

- [Zombie Flesh Eaters (1979)](https://ember.film/movie/3757)
- [Prince of Darkness (1987)](https://ember.film/movie/4248)
- [Pet Sematary (1989)](https://ember.film/movie/4299)
- [The Plague of the Zombies (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/17835)
- [The Return of the Living Dead (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/5966)
- [Silent Rage (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/16294)
- [Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)](https://ember.film/movie/5742)
- [Return of the Living Dead III (1993)](https://ember.film/movie/17226)
- [Day of the Dead (1985)](https://ember.film/movie/4082)
- [The Resurrected (1991)](https://ember.film/movie/19070)

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