The greatest movie ever made..!

It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

This is my style of 1950s horror. It's has the elements for a fun horror: time travel, hypnotism, witches, a devil, medieval setting, and magic. The film also has great direction, cinematography, casting and story with an awesome atmosphere.It's hard to believe this film has such a low rating; its' severely underrated - in my opinion. This is a B film... a low budget film. The critics should never watch a low budget film if they are going to complain about it being on a low budget - that seems to be a big complaint about this film - not enough money. Sure if they had more money to make this film then it would have been even better that it already is.Another complaint about this film is it's mistakes. Every single film out there has mistakes in it - including multi-million dollar films. Read the "goofs" section - every film will have them.This is a fun fantasy-horror that is easy to kick back and enjoy. Ignore the critics and judge the film for yourself. This film is entertaining in it's own way.8.5/10

I had long wanted to purchase the Region 2 DVD (it's still M.I.A. in the U.S.) of this one, but somehow I kept postponing it – I remember there was some discussion whether the Fullscreen presentation here was the correct Aspect Ratio – and it eventually went out-of-print. Luckily, I stumbled upon a single copy at the Oxford Street branch of Virgin Megastores while in London last month and quickly lapped it up. Distressingly, as has been happening with some of the stuff I brought over from the U.K., the picture froze as soon as the film started on my Pioneer model – so I switched it onto the cheaper DivX player I acquired some months back and it proceeded to play all the way through without a glitch! Anyway, to get back to the film: I have to admit that I was somewhat underwhelmed by it on this initial viewing – even if I readily concede that it's one of Corman's most ambitious and interesting efforts from this era (with a plot clearly inspired by the true case history dealt with in THE SEARCH FOR BRIDEY MURPHY [1956]); the only other three of Corman's early horror titles that I've watched are A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959), THE WASP WOMAN (1959) and THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS (1960). I know that, with the budgets usually allowed Corman at this time, not much could be expected with respect to the film's look – but its partial period setting, perhaps, hampers it more than most; in later years, the black-and-white TOWER OF London (1962) suffers a comparable fate vis-à-vis the more visually lavish Poe adaptations.The inadequate leads notwithstanding, the cast responds enthusiastically to the inherent campiness of the piece with Allison Hayes (as a wicked yet voluptuous sorceress), Mel Welles (as a Shakespearean gravedigger) and Richard Devon (as an equally theatrical Satan) coming off best – though the usually reliable Billy Barty makes for a rather obnoxious imp. Still, while the climactic Witches' Sabbath (with its clever twist ending and a brief appearance by the ubiquitous Dick Miller) is an undeniable highlight, the blank verse and 'Olde English' pronunciation utilized throughout the re-enactment of the heroine's past life gets tiresome pretty quickly; that said, this ill-advised attempt at respectability (the barren sets and general lack of period sense would have fooled no one even back then!) – for the record, the film suffered the ignominy of being spoofed on "Mystery Science Theater 3000" – does look forward to the somewhat similar yet rather more successful INCUBUS (1965) which was filmed, for no discernible reason, in Esperanto! Among the DVD supplements are 9 theatrical trailers of titles in the "Arkoff Film Library" – though, curiously, not one for THE UNDEAD itself: I'd be interested to watch DAY THE WORLD ENDED (1955), THE SHE-CREATURE (1956), BLOOD OF Dracula (1957), EARTH VS. THE SPIDER (1958; promoted here under its original title of THE SPIDER), HOW TO MAKE A MONSTER (1958) and WAR OF THE COLOSSAL BEAST (1958) – all of which promise to be cheesy fun…not that I'd rush out and go purchase them or anything at this stage, mind you! With a backlog of some 600 legitimate DVDs and almost as many recorded VHS titles, God knows I have enough stuff to tide me over for a long time to come; however, one film I wouldn't mind getting my hands on is Corman's influential sci-fi classic NOT OF THIS EARTH (1957) – itself remade no less than three times! – but which has, mysteriously, never been available on home video.A 50-minute audio interview (recorded at London's National Film Theatre) with legendary AIP honcho Samuel Z. Arkoff is also featured on the disc: it's an interesting piece – especially when discussing his early years in the business, the advent of Roger Corman himself and the company's tenure in England; less enthusing, however, are his decidedly feeble comments about the huge dividends made by low-budget productions today (in the face of so many costly box-office failures) – but where their ultimate quality, entertainment value and longevity could hardly be compared to the good old days.

For sheer entertainment value, it's hard to beat this little 1957 B movie from cult director Roger Corman and screen writer Charles Griffith. The complicated storyline is taken from the then current fad of belief in previous lives revealed under hypnosis. An obnoxious scientist enlists the reluctant aid of a former professor to send a prostitute named Diana Love back in time.SPOILERS AHEAD: The unexpected result is that she actually goes back physically, as well as mentally, to the middle ages. The arrogant scientist then follows her, to take part in the strange and unpredictable results of his experiment.There are many clever ideas and colorful performances crammed into a movie that runs barely over an hour. A few marvelous bits include Bruno VeSota as the innkeeper Scroop ,bragging to the sexy witch Livia ( Allison Hayes) that he can keep any witches from his door by the use of garlic. The sultry sorceress pretends to be impressed and proceeds to eat the clove of garlic, as her imp, ( Billy Barty) snickers under the table. Richard Devon is clearly having a great time playing a sneering, egotistical Satan laughing at the foolishness of mortals. Dorothy Neumann as the good witch Meg Maud is the ultimate cackling old hag, with a kind heart and a sardonic sense of humor. One marvelous bit has her laughing at her rival Livia, trapped in mouse form beneath a drinking vessel, " Ah Livia, I see thou art in thy cups! " The other great character is the rhyming grave digger Smolkin, played by Mel Welles as a muttering commentator on the strange events, making up morbid limericks as he works. This film will never be mistaken for great cinematic art, but it is an outrageously entertaining movie that should be seen by all Roger Corman cultists and lovers of Fifties horror movies. Not to be missed!

As a teen I saw a number of Roger Corman films, I rank The Undead as the best. It moved me and scared me in ways that I remember to this day.but in a good nature.It was a great film .I only wish had a copy now to share with my Kids.Simple Horror films are all we were shown when I was a teen and the plots were much the same, the monsters were killed in the end and we knew that we were safe, but now things are different and there will always be "Part 2" and that the monster,whoever it might be will be back and continue his rampage thru whatever person or town that he started in.I,also think the movies that were in Black and White presented the most shock effect, Something seemed to be lost when the Horror films were shot in color.