It's October again and time for us to cover a horror film
with Spanish connections. This time we tackle one of the best zombie films of
all time - that's right - I said it! THE LIVING DEAD AT MANCHESTER MORGUE was
conceived as a way to cash in on the popularity of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD but
it goes in its own direction to great effect. Indeed, it is such a creative and
intriguing variation on the cannibalistic walking dead that both Troy and I mark it as a
favorite of the subgenre. It plays with lots of ideas that can tickle the
intellect but never skimps on the atmosphere or scares. One of the themes of
the movie seems to be man's breach of trust in our dealings with nature with
the film wasting no time showing us images of our ecological crimes to drive
this thought home. As George leaves London
director Jorge Grau focuses his camera on car tailpipes, smoke stacks, piles of
garbage and venting sewer grates forcing us to look at our daily polluting of
the earth. These things are not dwelled upon as the movie continues but the
ideas, like a creeping zombie, lurk behind everything that happens. The film also presents a colorful
and beautifully shot series of images that can be enjoyed just as fine
cinematography and lovely framing so you don't have to be a gore hound to be
entertained by this one.
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