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The Alien Dead1980

Name: The Alien Dead
Genre: Zombie, Sci-Fi Horror, Monster & Creature
Released: 1980-06-01
Rating: 3.8

“The Bodies Are Dead: The Remains Live On…”

Directed by Fred Olen Ray

3.8

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 2.8TMDB 3.2

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Year

1980

Runtime

74 min

The premise

A meteor strikes a houseboat in the swamps near a southern town populated by Yankees with fake accents. The people on the houseboat become zombies who feed on the alligators in the swamp. Once they run out of alligators, they start going for the citizens. A local scientist tries to figure out what's happening to people once they start disappearing.

Horror Vault's take

When a meteor crashes into a houseboat deep in the Florida swamplands, the unlucky souls aboard are transformed into something ravenous and relentless. The local ecosystem becomes the first casualty before townsfolk start vanishing without explanation. A determined scientist races to uncover the truth behind the disappearances before the threat consuming the swamp turns its hunger fully toward the community. This low-budget regional oddity blends backwoods atmosphere with sci-fi zombie mayhem for a distinctly trashy cult experience.

Content: Gore, Violence, Animal Attack Depictions