Hell of the Living Dead (1984)

When The Creeping Dead Devour The Living Flesh!

An accident at a chemical plant unleashes a horrific virus, and an elite SWAT team is sent to New Guinea to investigate. But when they arrive on the hellish island, they discover a plague of flesh-eating zombies as well as a beautiful female reporter who practices nude anthropology. Can the commandos survive this cannibal rampage, uncover a shocking government secret, and still find time for the occasional cross-dressing before the ravenous hordes of the living dead infect the entire world?

Directed by the notorious Bruno Mattei (RATS: NIGHT OF TERROR, EMANUELLE IN PRISON and SS EXPERIMENT LOVE CAMP), this `80s Italian gut-muncher is infamous for its eye-popping gore, jaw-dropping dialogue and heart-stopping use of inappropriate stock footage. Also know as VIRUS, NIGHT OF THE ZOMBIES and even ZOMBIE CREEPING FLESH, HELL OF THE LIVING DEAD has been transferred from original vault materials and is presented completely uncut and uncensored.

A Great Late Night Saturday Evening Flick

This low budget sleeper has been a favorite of mine for more than 20 years.
The sound track & score (by Goblin) added a distinct dimension to the film giving it a "Dawn of The Dead" type feeling and atmosphere. The acting is not the greatest, but I've seen much worse. The pace and action of the film is relatively non-stop. There's plenty of gore to go around, but a powerful story-line surrounding it. The plot adds a whole new dimension to the idea of "Population Control". This is a must see film, and should be in every "Zombie-Freaks" collection. October 1, 2008

Ok, but it looks cheap

If you like 80's Italian / Spanish zombie films, you 'll love this. it reminded me a bit of Lenzi's Nightmare City. The scenes with the natives in the jungle are hilarious! Lots of gore and nudity. Don't expect a great story though and the music was taken from Dawn Of The Dead. Only for those who like Zombie flicks like me. AND it 's a region 0 DVD, which makes it easier for me to see because I live in Europe and it's hard to come by things like this that aren't region 1.
It you're looking for a fun, gory and mindless movie, this is the one. If you're looking for depth and things to pounder about, don't touch this! August 12, 2008

This movie really is Hell!

What can one say about this particular zombie film? Terrible, terrible plotline, poor acting, unsympathetic characters, bad FX... at least it has a few zombies. Most of them look like regular people with jelly on their faces, though, and don't really inspire fear as much as giggles. Buy it if your a zombie movie fanatic, but don't expect 'Dawn of the Dead'. A further note- the 'featurette' on the making of the film, isn't even about this film, but another by the same director (who used different pen names for each of his films)! March 29, 2008

GREAT zombie movie!!

Regardless of all the"hair-splitting"being done about this movie,I'll tell you one thing:of the plethora of zombie flicks that I've watched in my life,this is the ONLY"ghoul-flick"that ever gave me NIGHTMARES!!!Notice,that's PLURAL!!! I'd woke up multiple times,hyperventilating (drenched in sweat)because of this graphic off-the-wall zombie-fest!!The wierd music and dismal lighting in this film made it all the"creepier" This movie lurked in the dark recesses of my mind for decades after I viewed it..The "zombie-hunting"sequences were classic,and the little(bloody mouthed)kid zombie was a pretty disturbing touch....The funniest part,was when the"zombie-hunters"first glimpsed the zombie horde lurking amongst the trees..Hunter number 1 says:"Who are they,and what are they doing?!? Hunter number 2 retorts:"I don't know,maybe they're just drunk,or some kind of LEPER colony"That was hillarious to me,because they did appear to be a group of intoxicated bums!!This is a great"B"movie!! March 18, 2008

good B movie

This DVD was a good source of humor from the 70's. The plot of the movie is based on a horrible accident at a chemical plant. Good job of a film February 24, 2008

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