I Eat Your Skin (1964)

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A doctor working on a cancer cure in the Caribbean discovers a snake venom that turns his patients into zombies. Beneath the Lewtonesque title is a gitchy rip-off of James Bond meets the Scooby Doo Mysteries. It’s not nearly as bad as it could have been. The script moves remarkably well on its fumes of inspiration, the soundtrack is groovy, and some of the cast, including William Joyce as the womanizing hero, know exactly what kind of movie they’re in. The title’s promise is an empty one, though — there’s no actual cannibalism in the movie, and the zombie makeup is more peculiar than effective. Also known as Zombie Bloodbath.

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