Dead & Buried

A sleepy coastal hamlet becomes the scene of mounting dread when a string of brutal murders targets passing tourists — killings carried out not by a lone madman but by the town’s own residents. As bodies begin to reappear, oddly restored and slipping back into everyday routines, the boundary between life and death warps into something grotesquely ordinary. The film follows the creeping realization that a sinister secret binds the townsfolk together, turning old friendships into a conspiracy that masks horrors beneath smiling faces and small-town charm.

Taut, chilling, and soaked in atmosphere, Dead & Buried trades jump scares for mounting unease, building toward a confrontation that exposes the moral rot at the town’s core. Practical effects and unsettling performances amplify the uncanny idea that what looks alive may be far more terrifying than what is truly dead, leaving viewers with a lingering sense of paranoia about who can be trusted when everyone seems to be hiding something.