City of the Living Dead
Directed by Lucio Fulci
A reporter and a psychic try to close the gates of hell before zombies invade Earth in the first of Italian gore maestro Lucio Fulci's "Gates of Hell" trilogy. After a priest guarding the gates dies, Mary and Peter learn that his death created the opportunity for the dead to rise in only a few days. Soon enough, gruesome things start happening - including the film's most famous sequence where a female victim literally pukes her guts out. If George Romero's living dead films are too tame for you, Fulci's films should satisfy all your creepy cravings. Contains violence and gore.
A reporter and a psychic try to close the gates of hell before zombies invade Earth.
Cast: Christopher George, Catriona MacColl, Carlo De Mejo, Giovanni Lombardo Radice
Member Reviews
I probably will never watch this again. Let’s leave it at that, lol.
Fulcis strangest Zombie film. Sorry fans. I never liked Zombie (79) film But City is atmospheric, scary, & mostly it makes better use of of the origins of the evil priest unleashing Hell on earth. Yes. The final shot never satisfies because of technical reasons, but that's a minor quibble compared to the horrors that came before it.
Great gore and practical effects. Premise is cool but never delivers on its potential. If one of the reasons you watch horror is for cool death scenes, it’s worth a watch but it drags.
Loved this one very creepy
Fulci was the man