Burial Ground: The Nights of Terror (1981)
"Le notti del terrore" (original title)

A professor opens a crypt and reanimates rotten zombies. The zombies attack a jet-set-group which is celebrating a party in a villa nearby...

Director:

Andrea Bianchi

Writer:

Piero Regnoli (screenplay)

Stars:

Karin Well, Gianluigi Chirizzi, Simone Mattioli

Cast

Cast overview:
Karin Well	...	Janet
Gianluigi Chirizzi	...	Mark (as Gian Luigi Chirizzi)
Simone Mattioli	...	James
Antonella Antinori	...	Leslie (as Antonietta Antinori)
Roberto Caporali	...	George
Peter Bark	...	Michael
Claudio Zucchet	...	Nicholas (as Claudio Zucchett)
Anna Valente	...	Kathryn
Raimondo Barbieri	...	Professor (as Renato Barbieri)
Mariangela Giordano	...	Evelyn (as Maria Angela Giordan)

Storyline

Professor Ayres discovers a secret in an ancient stone and when he opens a crypt, he revives zombies that kill him. He had invited three couples to visit him in his manor to reveal his discovery. However, they never get around to meeting the professor. Out of the blue, the zombies attack them and they seek shelter in the mansion. The creatures put the manor under siege while they protect themselves trying to survive to the horde of zombies.

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Plot Keywords:

professor | crypt | siege | party | mansion | 

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Taglines:

When the moon turns red, the dead shall rise!

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Release Date:

27 February 1986 (USA)

Also Known As:

Burial Ground

Filming Locations:

Frascati, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Production Co:

Esteban Cinematografica

Technical Specs

Runtime:

85 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The workshop seen in the film's climax was also used in Dario Argento's Inferno.

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Goofs

In one scene, a woman throws a bucket of green liquid on a zombie (before setting fire to it). Between shots, the amount of green liquid on the zombie's clothes decreases.

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Quotes

James: You look just like a little whore, but I like that in a girl.

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Crazy Credits

"The earth shall tremble, graves shall open, they shall come among the living as messengers of death and there shall be the nights of terror." 'Prophecy of the Black Spider'

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Connections

Featured in The Cinema Snob: Burial Ground: Nights of Terror (2009)

User Reviews

One of my favorite zombie movies!

Wow! This movie is awesome. I love it. "Burial Ground" is over an hour of the best non-stop zombie action I've ever seen. There's a brief attack at the very beginning on some professor, a few obligatory sex scenes in which we meet the main characters, and then before you know it, the zombies are attacking in full force. No explanation is given for the zombies, but none is needed. This movie is all about the gore effects. The zombies are very cool-looking, and I especially liked the repeated skull-crushing effect done to them. These zombies are tough too, able to throw knives, use a battering ram, and even operate power tools. I'd sure hate to go up against a horde of the undead with that level of technical ability. Fortunately, unlike many other characters in zombie movies, the good guys here aren't stupid. They know to go for the head and do so every time.

The whole subplot of the Oedipal son played by a midget is a bit creepy and ends very gruesomely, but I didn't let that distract me from the real focus. "Burial Ground" obviously borrows from "Zombi", even having the same make-up/effects artists from the Fulci classic. However, I must say I liked "Burial Ground" more than "Zombi". Faster pacing (I barely noticed the 90 minute run time), more zombie for your buck, and creepier setting in the abandoned mansion and nearby abbey. 9/10