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City of the Living Dead

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1980 · 93 min Horror
6.5 / 10 · TMDB

A woman seemingly dies of fright after participating in a séance where she sees a vision of a Dunwich priest hanging himself in a church cemetery. New York City reporter Peter Bell investigates and learns that the priest's suicide has somehow opened a portal to Hell and must be sealed by All Saints Day, or else the dead will overtake humanity.

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Original Title Paura nella città dei morti viventi
Year 1980
Country Italy
Genre Horror
Director Lucio Fulci
Runtime 93 min.
Rating TMDB: 6.5/10 (437 votes)

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Fear lives in the details here — in the frame, in the silence, in the pauses between lines. The director knows how to keep the viewer in a state of readiness, muscles tensing on their own.

Worth watching for the atmosphere and the use of space. The ending may disappoint — genre is genre. But the journey there is well-crafted.

For fans of atmospheric horror where dread matters more than fright.

Director: Lucio Fulci

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: At night when it's dark outside. Better with someone — not because it's scary, but because there's something to discuss after.

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