The Dead Pit
The Dead Pit is a 1989 United States horror film. It was cowritten and directed by Brett Leonard, and is his directorial debut. Cheryl Lawson stars as a mental patient who must defeat an undead serial killer who previously worked at the asylum, played by Danny Gochnauer.
Filming took place at Agnews Development Center in Santa Clara, California. Ken Kesey had previously used this as the setting for One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.The Dead Pit received positive reviews upon release from Fangoria and Slaughterhouse.citation needed Fangoria later included the film in its 101 Best Horror Movies Youve Never Seen, where they wrote, This serious attempt at horror never quite hits its mark, evolving into a series of gory laughs, which is what is so endearing about it. DriveIn critic Joe Bob Briggs gave the film four stars his highest rating and praised lead Cheryl Lawsons screaming ability. Steve Barton of Dread Central rated it 2.55 stars and wrote, For me, Dead Pit is more than a guilty pleasure. Its a movie so bad that its hard not to enjoy it. Marc Patterson of Brutal as Hell called it low budget filmmaking at its finest. Bill Gibron of DVD Talk rated itstars and described it as a simple slasher film upended by a Lucio Fulci inspired unnecessary unleashing of the living dead. In The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia, academic Peter Dendle wrote, Leonards uninvolving psychological horror revels in shock effects and disrupted narrative logic, poured into the tired dreamworld and asylum settings of Nightmare on Elm Street and Hellbound. ........
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