Burial Ground: Nights of Terror (Le Notti del terrore) is an Italian grindhouse movie directed by Andrea Bianchi with cult status, primarily due to the casting of a middle aged dwarf as the child of an incestuous relationship. Furthermore, the poor quality acting and dubbing add to its cult charm.

Censorship

During the 1980s, this film was difficult to get a hold of in the UK in its uncut form due to the stricter rules regarding the Video Recordings Act of 1984. It was instead released on video in a heavily censored form under the title Nights Of Terror, having 25 minutes of footage removed. As of 2004 the film has been available uncut under the title The Zombie Dead.

Unique Zombies

This film differs from many other zombie films in that the zombies are seemingly far more intelligent than the characters and actually consciously utilize weapons, including: pitchforks, machetes and other gardening implements, much like Bill Hinzman’s Flesheater.