I Bury the Living

I Bury the Living

Out of a Time-Rotted Tomb Crawls an Unspeakable Horror!

Directed by Albert Band

Produced by Maxim Productions

195877 min6.2 / 10

A paranoid psychological thriller about a cemetery manager's descent into obsession and madness as he becomes convinced his actions control death itself.

The new manager of a small-town cemetery becomes convinced that he triggered the untimely deaths of several plot owners by tampering with a certain map. When nobody believes him, he risks his sanity to play God once again and prove his point.

Questions people ask

  • Does I Bury the Living end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is I Bury the Living scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is I Bury the Living easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is I Bury the Living sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

  • Is I Bury the Living violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise58

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love30

How much audiences actually like it

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Like I Bury the Living

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as I Bury the Living

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like I Bury the Living, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like I Bury the Living, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like I Bury the Living, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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