The Curse of the Living Corpse
Director: Del Tenney
Genre: Horror
Year: 1963
Country: United States of America
Starring: Roy Scheider, Candace Hilligoss
The Curse of the Living Corpse is a 1964 low-budget American horror film, written, directed, and produced by Del Tenney. In the film, a series of murders haunt the family of a man who died leaving extensive instructions in his will to avoid his being buried alive. The film marked the feature film debut of actor Roy Scheider. It was originally co-billed with The Horror of Party Beach (1964). Both movies were filmed in black-and-white in Stamford, Connecticut by Iselin-Tenney Productions, a short-lived production company the director formed with Alan V. Iselin, the owner of a chain of drive-in theaters.
Rufus Sinclair, a wealthy, abusive old man, suffers from catalepsy and lives in fear of being prematurely pronounced dead and buried alive. To prevent this he leaves detailed instructions to the family and his staff in case he is believe to be dead. But when he is found seemingly dead one day, his greedy family - eager to claim their inheritance - have him quickly interred. As his estranged children gather at the family estate, they are killed, each in the way they fear most.
The film was shot in Stamford, Connecticut. Robert Verberkmoss served as art director.
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