How does Dead & Buried end?

In the final act ("Reanimation and Despair"): Gillis shoots Dobbs and follows a figure to the cemetery. He returns to find Dobbs reanimated, watching a film of Gillis's own death as his body decomposes.

Dead & Buried (1981) — AI Story Visualization

Name: Dead & Buried
Genre: horror, mystery
Released: 1981
Rating: 6.4

Plot Analysis Summary

A sheriff investigates a series of gruesome murders in an isolated town, only to discover the coroner is reanimating corpses for morbid art.

Story Structure — 4 Plot Phases

Arrival and First Blood

Investigation and Clues

Confrontation and Revelation

Reanimation and Despair

After a series of gory murders commited by mobs of townspeople against visiting tourists, the corpses appear to be coming back to life and living normally as locals in the small town.

Directed by

Gary Sherman

Key Cast

James Farentino — Sheriff Dan Gillis
Melody Anderson — Janet Gillis
Jack Albertson — William G. Dobbs
Dennis Redfield — Ron
Nancy Locke — Linda

Rating: 6.4/10 (334 votes)