The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies (1966)

  • 78% of critics liked it
    (9 reviews)

  • 50% of users liked it
    (2,099 ratings)

A wonderfully atmospheric outing from Hammer Films, who diverged from their often successful variations on Universal's classic monsters into the world of zombies, a genre which had yet to receive its infusion of terrifying new blood with the 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead. The plot, which… More

Unrated,
Directed By
Written By
Peter Bryan
Genres
Horror, Art House & International, Classics
In Theaters
Jan 1, 1966 Wide

Critic Reviews

  • Shaun Munro, What Culture

    As a precursor to better zombie films, it remains an important, passably entertaining genre milestone.

  • David Jenkins, Little White Lies

    A colourful romp with a smattering of subtext.

  • Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

    Lacks action.

  • Rob Humanick, Projection Booth

    Unfolds as a series of intriguing contrasts: between life and death, male and female, tradition and modernity, science and voodoo.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Michael G


    Plague of the Zombies offers up the voodoo brand as opposed the rotten diseased brand of zombies. Not my preference, but combine some creepy zombies with that trademarked Hammer gothic atmosphere and you're in for a good time. The zombies are sporadic but they're pretty… More

  • El Hombre I


    Up until the late 60's, zombies were almost exclusively depicted as the brainwashed, lumbering slaves of evil voodoo masters, I believe. They are as such here but also shown as foul, cadaverous creatures risen from freshly dug graves. Old school spooky atmosphere with voodoo… More

  • Stella D


    tcm fans! hammer horror featured every friday night in the month of october! set the dvr!

  • Randy T


    Prototypical Hammer fare. Equal parts goth, gore, camp and shtick. A milestone in the evolution of the 'zombie flick', fans of Hammer Studios will love it, most others won't.

  • Ken S


    The most dignified Zombie film of all time and one of Hammer's best works.

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