The Plague of the Zombies

The Plague of the Zombies is a 1966 Hammer film directed by John Gilling. It stars Andr Morell, John Carson, Jacqueline Pearce, Brook Williams and Michael Ripper. The films imagery influenced many later films in the zombie genre.

Later that evening, Squire Hamilton pays Sylvia a visit. Purposely, Hamilton manages to shatter a wine glass, and Sylvia happens to cut her finger on one of the sharp edges of the glass. Secretly, the Squire conceals a piece of the bloodstained glass into his coat pocket and departs. With a vestige of Sylvias blood, Hamilton uses his voodoo magic to lure the heroine into venturing in the dark woods. She is led to the abandoned tin mine by an army of walking zombies for a voodoo ceremony that will transform her into one of the walking dead.While Tompson follows Sylvia to the mines, Sir James investigates the Squires house and finds some small figures in coffins the Squire uses for his voodoo. After a struggle with one of the Squires henchmen the room is accidentally set ablaze, Sir James barely managing to escape after threatening a servant who notices the inferno for information on the mine. He races to the mines to join Tompson, while in the mansion the figures in the coffins catch fire, causing their zombie counterparts to do the same and go crazy. Using the distraction caused by the burning crazed zombies Sir James and the doctor rescue Sylvia and flee from the burning flames as they listen to the anguished screams of Hamilton and his zombies thus the plague is ended. ........

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