A mishmash of horror movie building blocks and a name that should be familiar to fans of Quentin Tarantino, this is Zombie Graveyard. an occult zombie ripper for mass murder, which is more about hair-raising chaos and brutal effects than a compelling plot. Because of this, the movie starring genre star Hugo Stiglitz (who was memorialized by Tarantino in “Inglourious Basterds”) got some serious juvenile protection issues:
In Germany, the horror movie, also known as “Satan’s Cemetery” and “Devil’s Cemetery”, was indexed for 25 years. Even when it was taken off the index, no FSK approval was waved – instead, the film has the SPIO/JK seal, which confirms it poses no serious threat to young people, unadulterated. Now the uncut version gets a home theater upgrade: Zombie Graveyard will first be available on Blu-ray on February 10, 2023.
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The Blu-ray edition is limited and includes the movie in a new HD remaster that promises better picture and clearer sound than the previous DVD releases.
“Zombie Cemetery”: teenagers, devil spells and corpse theft
Six reckless teenagers decide to spend Halloween in a remote cabin. There they discover an ominous book full of lyrics for summoning devils… Sounds familiar to genre fans, doesn’t it? But now comes the turning point:
Overwhelmed with good humor, the sextet storms into the nearest morgue and steals a dead man there to test the texts of the dark literary find on him. What the teens don’t know is that their test subject is a mass murderer. When they bring him to life during a black mass at the nearest cemetery, a night of pure terror begins…
A bit of Devil’s Dance, a serial killer thriller with references to Jason Voorhees, visual references to ‘Poltergeist’ and demonic possession is also added: In about 90 minutes, Rubén Galindo Jr.’s ex-Index B movie plows through several typical horror movie scenarios.
Whether that’s an argument for or against the movie depends in no small part on your individual approach to gimmicky small-scale horror productions. Significant: Hugo Stiglitz, who plays a concerned doctor in “Zombie Graveyard” who thinks of Dr. Loomis from “Halloween” is based on “Hugo Stieglitz” in the credits. In any case, no cuts have been made to the vocals in this film!