1966 · zombie · hammer · voodoo
The Plague of the Zombies
Directed by John Gilling1h 31m1966
Sir James Forbes arrives in a remote Cornish village to identify a mysterious plague afflicting the population. He discovers that one of the squires is a disciple of Haitian witchcraft and using dark magic to resurrect the dead. As the plan to create undead servants unravels, the squire unleashes his zombie army on the unsuspecting village.
Our read: The Plague of the Zombies (1966) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive zombie · hammer · voodoo entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, steady, measured zombie / hammer, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
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