Aka, "The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue" or "Don't Open The Window"
Only several years after Night Of The Living Dead, and years before zombie films got really good was LSCL made. I'll be the first to admit that zombie films over the last decade have become more of annoyance than a reason to get excited. Furthermore, out of all horror sub-genres, zombies, are certainly my top choice, or even second or third, but I really loved this film.
LSCL visits a small, remote English town, where, by a series of events two strangers end up in a car together. On their drive, Edna is visited by a man who acts incredibly peculiar, all the while George is asking for directions. The man, stumbling but not dragging his feet approaches Edna and tries to grab her through the window. She runs free and gets George's attention but it's too late, the man is gone.Later, when she arrives at her sisters house she finds her sibling frantic. Moments before we see the brother in law taking photos at night when he's attacked by a man who is no longer living. Despite several blows to the face, the undead is not stopped and chokes the man to death. The police don't believe the junkie wife's story and question the visitors, banning them from leaving. From here, the town deaths begin to escalate, coinciding with a new machine being used to eradicate the town's crops of insects by creating a signal that drives them mad, killing each other.
With the English country side as the setting, this detail is refreshing enough to watch this zombie film. The gore and special effects are incredible, especially for the time it was made. One scene in particular that takes place in a graveyard is absolutely amazing. Another exciting difference for me was that in LSCL the dead rise from coffins not to devour the living, but to destroy their lives.With a great score, Jorge Grau's Let Sleeping Corpses Lie is especially well shot, well directed and well scored, not only for the time it was made but for the type of film it is as well.
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