The Undead
“Terror... that screams from the grave!”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 60, rated by 1 admin.
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A hypnosis experiment becomes a trip into a past life, where witchcraft and the Devil complicate an already bad appointment. Roger Corman's compact fantasy packs surprising ambition into its little world. The pseudo-medieval dialogue adds flavour without cancelling out the capable performances.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 7.5/10
- Effects
- 5/10
- Dialogue
- 6.5/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“Past-life therapy has developed a serious witch problem.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 60
Synopsis and movie facts
Two psychics place a prostitute under hypnosis in order to learn about her past-life experiences. When they unwittingly send her back in time, she finds herself in the Middle Ages, suspected of being a witch and on the verge of being executed.
- Released
- 1957
- Directed by
- Roger Corman
- Running time
- 71 min
Starring
- Pamela Duncan as Diana Love / Helene
- Richard Garland as Pendragon
- Allison Hayes as Livia
- Val Dufour as Quintus Ratcliff
- Mel Welles as Gravedigger Smolkin
- Dorothy Neumann as Meg Maud
- Billy Barty as The Imp
- Bruno VeSota as Innkeeper Scroop
Research behind this pick
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- Film reference · themoviedb.org
TMDB identity and credits retrieved on 2026-11-10: The Undead (1957), directed by Roger Corman. The importer rechecks identity, poster, synopsis, release date, runtime, genres and cast against live metadata.
- Review · millionmonkeytheater.com
The reviewer enjoys the film on revisiting it, credits the cast's handling of pseudo-medieval speech and notes a few unexplained magical details. Full review text consulted on 2026-11-10.
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