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Curse of the Undead

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A cow-town preacher (Eric Fleming) shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter (Michael Pate) in the Old West.

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David Mermelstein Wall Street Journal With its eerie, electric-violin heavy score and noirish lighting, it casts a potent spell Oct 29, 2020 Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Probably the first movie to mix cowboys and vampires. Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 13, 2020 Full Review Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A gimmicky B horror-western, that soon wears thin. Rated: B- Mar 3, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member "Curse of the Undead" is not a bad movie by any means. The cast is made up of good actors who try their best with what they are given. Also I will admit that I like the fact that the writers decided to do something a little different with the vampire in this movie (For example, the vampire can be out and about during the day. The vampire does not transform into a bat or anything else.). However that is pretty much the only positive thing to say about the movie. Overall, the movie is just mediocre to say the least. I was not bored, but when the movie was over I just did not care much for it. If you are looking for a piece of mindless entertainment to pass the time and you can't find "The Star Wars Holiday Special" on YouTube, I would recommend seeing "Curse of the Undead". otherwise don't bother. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Saw this on Svengoolie and was pleasantly surprised at how good it was. The characters are complex and well acted, the story makes sense but is not predictable, and the blend of western and vampire movie work well if you are a fan of those two genres. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/16/23 Full Review Audience Member An original and entertaining vampire movie, with a very good director of photography, Ellis W. Carter whom plays delightfully with the shadows and the lights and a really cool music score by Irvin Gertz (Jack Arnold's Monster on the campus). No big effects nor much $$$ to produce, only took 18 days to film it, but it's not dumb at any time. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/23/23 Full Review Audience Member For the most part, the movie effectively walks that thin line of being both a western and a horror movie, and though some may scoff at the very concept, it's certainly better than BILLY THE KID VS. DRACULA.  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member a strange but enjoyable little horror / western movie where we find a vampire outlaw terrorising a small town and its law abiding folk Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Surprisingly serious and enjoyable western-horror flick. The vampire gunslinger theme is very well done. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A cow-town preacher (Eric Fleming) shoots a custom bullet at a vampire gunfighter (Michael Pate) in the Old West.
Director
Edward Dein
Producer
Joseph Gershenson
Screenwriter
Edward Dein, Mildred Dein
Production Co
Universal/Universal Int
Genre
Horror
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 19m