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Buried Alive Details

1990 Certificate 18
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  • 40
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Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science, but discovers macabre goings-on, especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall, she seeks the help of the School Doctor, only to discover he was once a patient at the School when it was an asylum... Read more

Starring Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn
Director Gerard Kikoine
Genres Horror

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Buried Alive

Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science, but discovers macabre goings-on, especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall, she seeks the help of the School Doctor, only to discover he was once a patient at the School when it was an asylum...

Starring Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Robert Vaughn
Director Gerard Kikoine
Studio 4DIGITAL MEDIA
Run time DVD: 1 hr 30 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 18 Mar 2002
Production year: 1990
Format DVD

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  • 2 stars out of 5

    Leaving aside the wild implausibility of the plot, this is a neat thriller sequel that's essentially a reprise of the original. Set in the same town, it has Stephen Caffrey scheming with his mistress Tracey Needham to poison his wife Ally Sheedy, who has just inherited a fortune. Of course, things don't go quite according to plan. Smartly directed by the star of the original, Tim Matheson (he also has a cameo), it makes for a far-fetched but entertaining hour-and-a-half's viewing.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • Bits of several Edgar Allan Poe stories make up this schlock offering, shot on the cheap in South Africa. It's set in a... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 1 star

    It Should Be Buried Alive

    Despite the presence of Messrs Pleasance, Carradine & Vaughn, this was pretty dire. Poe had a fear of being buried alive which figures in many of his books. Had he watched this he would have been reaching for the shovel - not to bury himself but to bury whoever used his name to promote such rubbish. The 'scary' bits were predictable and not particularly scary. I fell asleep a couple of times so may have missed the interesting parts but I doubt it. Not recommended unless you're desperate for something to watch.

      • A customer from Northwich, Cheshire
      • Posted 07 Jul 2004 08:58

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  • Rated - 1 star

    VERY POOR

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      Janet Pendleton arrives at Ravens-croft Reform School to teach Science, but discovers macabre goings-on, especially to wayward girls. Suffering hallucinations of someone being bricked-up behind a wall, she seeks the help of the School Doctor, only to discover he was once a patient at the School ...