- Release Date: 2009
- Runtime: N/A
- Genre: Horror
- Starring: Dominic Monaghan, Ron Perlman, Larry Fessenden, Angus Scrimm ... see all
- Director: Glenn McQuaid
- Plot: 18th century justice catches up with a pair of grave robbers. With only a few hours to go before his date with the guillotine, Arthur Blake (Monaghan) tells his life... Read more
User Reviews
Best horror comedy in years
May 23, 2009
DarkAnnie - imdb.com
May 23, 2009DarkAnnie - imdb.com
I just saw this at SIFF, and I absolutely loved it. There were parts where I laughed so hard I couldn't catch my breath. The script and direction by Glenn McQuaid are fantastic. I can't wait to see more from this... Full review
I Sell the Dead (Glasgow Internation Film Festival '09)
Mar 02, 2009
Martin Yates - imdb.com
Mar 02, 2009Martin Yates - imdb.com
(Note: I saw I SELL THE DEAD at the Glasgow International Film Festival on 20th January 2009.) I Sell the Dead is a jet black horror comedy set in late medieval times, and stars Dominic Monaghan (Lost, Lord of the Rings),... Full review
Offbeat historical comedy more than anything else
Feb 21, 2009
msilverstar - imdb.com
Feb 21, 2009msilverstar - imdb.com
I saw this at the San Francisco Independent Film Festival and liked it a lot. It worked for me as a slightly weird comedy, because I don't like horror, but there were only a couple of minutes I had to close... Full review
I've Seen The Dead
Oct 29, 2008
ric_dagless - imdb.com
Oct 29, 2008ric_dagless - imdb.com
I saw this movie as part of the Midnite Madness at Sitges. Set in 18th century England, the plot covers the life of Arthur Blake from his first outing as an apprentice grave robber to his final confession on the eve... Full review
I Sell The Dead Stole The Show
Oct 26, 2008
the_hurricane15 - imdb.com
Oct 26, 2008the_hurricane15 - imdb.com
I went to see Glenn McQuaid's "I Sell The Dead" in it's North American premiere at the Toronto After Dark Film Festival. Seeing as this is the second showing worldwide I didn't quite know what to expect of this film, especially... Full review
Critics Reviews
| Sep 17, 2009Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribun
I Sell the Dead' a strong dark comedy....A wickedly morbid story it is....writer/director Glenn McQuaid's deft dialogue, strong characters and clever plotting attracted some impressive acting talent....."Hellboy's" Ron Perlman is deliciously hammy as the inquisitive Irish priest..... ... Full Review
| Aug 12, 2009Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews
I SELL THE DEAD relishes in its squishy, vile details of corpse robbing.....I got so caught up in wondering where the hell this insane movie was going....he's genuinely making the best movie he knows how to make..... ... Full Review
| Aug 07, 2009IGN, CA
I Sell the Dead is as bizarre and puzzling as its title implies.....In the vast pantheon of Hollywood movie titles, I Sell the Dead ain't bad..... ... Full Review
| Aug 06, 2009The Star-Ledger
I Sell the Dead" is the latest, and it's gruesomely good.....And movie fans of all kinds will appreciate a film that knows the differences among "terror," "terrible" and....filmmaker Larry Fessenden prefers to focus on Val Lewton.....In director Glenn McQuaid's smart and anecdotal script, it's not the grave robbers who provide the horrors.... ... Full Review
| Feb 18, 2009Just Press Play
what I Sell the Dead lacks in existential tableau, it makes up for in goofy fun.....could be a sensitive drama about an EMT's career guilt;.... ... Full Review
News
I Sell the Dead (review)
flickfilosopher.com –
2009-08-15
If it were a 30-minute comic episode of The Twilight Zone , this ambitious low-budget flick might not have overstayed its welcome, but dragged out to three times that running time, it cannot help but be more miss than hit. ... Full Article
Trailer Hitch
boxofficeprophets.com –
2009-08-05
Welcome to Trailer Hitch, BOP's look at the latest movie trailers to hit the Internet. This week: The Coen boys are back, Wes Anderson outsmarts some farmers and Sandra Bullock goes blonde. ... Full Article
Gallows humor clicks in "I Sell the Dead"
reuters.com –
2009-08-05
Hours away from the chopping block, apprentice graverobber Arthur ( Dominic Monaghan ) recounts his small-hour scrapes with ghouls and ruffians to Ron Perlman 's priest. ... Full Article
Writer/director Glenn McQuaid says he plans to follow his festival hit I Sell The Dead ( trailer ) with another project exploring the same graverobbing characters, writes Screen Daily . ... Full Article
New Poster for I SELL THE DEAD
fangoriaonline.com –
2009-05-18

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