Hell Of The Living Dead (1980)

by Mark Murton

Italian Title: L’inferno dei Morti Viventi

Also Known As: Virus; Night of the Zombies

Director: Bruno Mattei

Cat Out Of The Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this film.

Synopsis: After an experiment has gone wrong, a virus that turns people into zombies spreads throughout New Guinea while a female reporter and her cameraman, not to mention a team of four commandos, try to survive the onslaught.

Purr Blurs: As the team investigate a home that has been overrun by zombies one man sees an old woman, her back to him, sitting in a rocking chair. As he moves around to check if she is still alive something unspeakable happens involving a Spring-Loaded Cat and a Poor Cat Screech!

Hell of the Living Dead - tabby cat popping out from dead elderly woman's body
Hell of the Living Dead - tabby cat popping out from dead elderly woman's body animated gif

Earlier, without explanation, a photo of cat is prominently on display in the background at the TV station.

Hell of the Living Dead - photo of Persian cat on television screen

Final Mewsings: We know cats love somewhere warm to curl up, but there are limits!

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