Horror · United States of America · 1989 · 1h 31m

The Laughing Dead

The Laughing Dead poster
Director
Somtow Sucharitkul
Cast
Tim Sullivan as Father Ezechiel O’Sullivan Wendy Webb as Tessie Premika Eaton as Laurie Patrick Roskowick as Ivan Larry Coven as Wilbur (as Larry Kagen) Krista Keim as Clarisse
Crew
David Boyd — Director of Photography Rose Anne Weinstein — Editor Somtow Sucharitkul — Original Music Composer Somtow Sucharitkul — Writer Lex Nakashima — Producer Diane Hughes — Production Design
Synopsis

A busload of travelers and their disgraced priest tour guide, on the hunt for Aztec ruins, decide to stop in a Mexican village on the eve of the Day of the Dead. Unbeknownst to them, a local doctor plans to begin a diabolical ritual intended to bring about Hell on Earth.

Trailer The Laughing Dead — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mad doctorzombiedemondemonic possessioncatholic priestspiritual retreattopos aztecanightmares
Key Collaborators
Somtow Sucharitkul Director David Boyd Director of Photography Rose Anne Weinstein Editor Somtow Sucharitkul Original Music Composer Somtow Sucharitkul Writer Lex Nakashima Producer Diane Hughes Production Design Phillip Vasels Production Design Kathryn Sanders Costume Design
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