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A priest’s suicide triggers a zombie apocalypse in this loose sequel to Zombie (aka, Zombie 2), both directed by Lucio Fulci. The story here is silly and the movie takes a lot of detours. The dead priest opening the gates of hell is hard to swallow, but then, few people watch low-budget Italian horror movies for great story. Still, the last act isn’t very satisfying, and the very end just left me confused.

But none of this matters to hard-core horror fans because the film delivers on the promise of gore and ickiness. We get a rain of maggots, a drill through the brain, a whole lot of skull crushing, and quite a bit of excessive barfing. I’d say horror fans should give this a gander just for the gore, but I’d recommend the first film over the sequel.