I Sell the Dead
2008 · Movie · NR · 85 min · ★ 6.0 · 67% critics
In the 18th century, a condemned grave robber spends his final hours recounting how he fell into the corpse-selling trade under a hardened mentor. As their work grows riskier and stranger, rival threats and unsettling discoveries push their grim business into increasingly dangerous territory.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-08-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (205 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a scrappy, offbeat horror-comedy told in flashback with graveyard misadventures and a whimsical streak; Not for you if you need tight pacing, big scares, or polished visuals like The Mortuary Collection.
Pros: imaginative horror-comedy mix; macabre, quirky tone; some fun moments | Cons: uneven pacing; jokes may fall flat; messy, unfocused story
Themes
- vampire
- grave
- undead
- alien
- grave robber
Cast & crew
Dominic Monaghan
as Arthur Blake
Larry Fessenden
as Willie Grimes
Ron Perlman
as Father Duffy
Angus Scrimm
as Dr. Vernon Quint
Brenda Cooney
as Fanny Briers
Joel Marsh Garland
as Ronnie
John Speredakos
as Cornelius Murphy
Daniel Manche
as Young Arthur Blake
- HR
Heather Robb
as Vampire
- EC
Eileen Colgan
as Maisey O'Connell
Directed by Glenn McQuaid