Raiders of the Living Dead

Year: 1986

Runtime: 86 mins

Language: English

Director: Samuel M. Sherman

Horror

In an abandoned prison a mad doctor resurrects executed convicts as flesh‑eating zombies. Teenager Jonathan cobbles together a laser weapon from a videodisc player and, together with his girlfriend and his grandfather, hunts the undead. A nosy tabloid reporter also follows the trail, seeking a scoop.

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