Blu-ray Review – House of the Living Dead

1974's "House of the Living Dead" (aka "Curse of the Dead") is a period piece about madness and murder, though it teases more visceral events early on, where the audience is treated to medical experimentation on a sedated baboon. What initially appears unsettling and possibly irresponsible soon transforms into a static genre picture that's more the silent treatment than blossoming into a roaring ghost story. "House of the Living Dead" has oddity, but there's not a suspenseful moment in the entire film, watching director Ray Austin feel around in the dark for a grim mystery that's never even remotely achieved. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com