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The undead townspeople of Messiah of Evil
Messiah of Evil is a horror film about a town whose residents become zombie-like shells of themselves. Critics trace its undead to the trend started by Night of the Living Dead and note similar social criticism. Its makers disagreed afterwards about whether the shoot was ever completed.1
When did it first appear?
1974Released 1974
What the sources say
Victims bleed from the eyes, stop feeling pain and eat any meat, including human flesh1
They gather at bonfires on the beach to wait for the dark stranger1
Once changed they are sent out to spread the condition across California1
Shot in 1971 and released in 1974; the makers disagreed about whether filming was ever finished1
One of its release titles, Return of the Living Dead, caused a legal dispute1
Sources
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Ghouls of Night of the Living Dead
Thriller zombies
Zombies of Dawn of the Dead (1978)
Bub
Deadites
Jiangshi of Mr. Vampire