The Curse of the Living Corpse

May 1, 1964

1h 24m

★ 5.7

More terrifying than Frankenstein...More deadly than Dracula...The creature that undrapes the passions of the living!

Overview

The wealthy patriarch of the Sinclair family lives in mortal fear of being buried alive due to a rare condition that causes him to sometimes appear lifeless. After his death, relatives learn that his will stipulates a strict series of orders that must be followed in order to receive their inheritance. The family refuses to comply and the patriarch returns from the grave to exact revenge by killing each of them in the way they fear most.

Genres

Horror

Production Companies

Iselin-Tenney Productions

Deal Productions

The Curse of the Living Corpse Trailers

Cast

Philip Sinclair

Roy Scheider

Abigail Sinclair

Helen Warren

Bruce Sinclair

Robert Milli

Vivian Sinclair

Margot Hartman

James Benson

Hugh Franklin

Letty Crews

Linda Donovan

Robert Harrington

Dino Narizzano

Deborah Benson

Candace Hilligoss

Seth Lucas

J. Frank Lucas

Constable Winters

George Cotton

The Cook

Jane Bruce

Chief Constable Barnes

Paul Haney

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