Burial Ground (1981) – Episode 161 – Decades of Horror 1980s

"Mother, this cloth smells of death!" Ewww! What else have you been sniffing, Michael? Join your faithful Grue Crew - Bill Mulligan, Chad Hunt, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr -  as they visit a genuine castle and witness the awakening of "living dead corpses" in Burial Ground (1981). Decades of Horror 1980s Episode 161 – Burial Ground (1981) An archaeology professor discovers an ancient crypt that contains living dead corpses. The zombies go on a rampage and attack a group of people which the professor had invited to celebrate his discovery. IMDb   Director: Andrea Bianchi Writer: Piero Regnoli (screenplay) Special effects:  Gino De Rossi (special effects) Rosario Prestopino (masks / special makeup effects artist) Cast Karin Well as Janet Gianluigi Chirizzi as Mark (as Gian Luigi Chirizzi) Simone Mattioli as James Antonella Antinori as Leslie (as Antonietta Antinori) Roberto Caporali as George Pietro Barzocchini as Michael (as Peter Bark) Claudio Zucchet as Nicholas (as Claudio Zucchett) Anna Valente as Kathryn Raimondo Barbieri as Professor (as Renato Barbieri) Mariangela Giordano as Evelyn (as Maria Angela Giordan) What can be said about Burial Ground? As a low budget Italian zombie flick, it mightily tries to mimic Lucio Fulci's Zombie (aka Zombi 2, 1979), and even uses Zombie 3 as one of its many, many titles, but it falls far short. Without exception, the Decades of Horror 1980s Grue Crew are gobsmacked by the presence of Michael, the film's preteen character, played by an actor in his mid-twenties, who has an exceedingly creepy relationship with his mother. Exceedingly creepy! Trust them. Once you see his scenes, you won't forget them. On the other hand, the 80s Grue-Crew finds the variety of zombie makeup effects to be, at least, interesting. Does Burial Ground slide into the "so-bad-it's-good" category? You'll have to be the judge of that. You will, however, never forget it. Burial Ground is currently available to stream on Amazon Prime and as physical media on a Blu-ray from Severin. Every two weeks, Gruesome Magazine's Decades of Horror 1980s podcast will cover another horror film from the 1980s. The next episode will be dedicated to an interview with special effects artist Ed Martinez who joined the 1980s Grue Crew on episode 159 for our discussion on Dead Pit (1989) for which he was director of special effects. Please let them know how they're doing! They want to hear from you – the coolest, grooviest fans:  leave them a message or leave a comment on the site or email the Decades of Horror 1980s podcast hosts at [email protected]