Meant as a horror-comedy of sorts, the extremely low-budget production should have chummy camp value written all over it, except none of it works the way it should. It’s not particularly funny or scary and doesn’t provide much of a good time.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Sep 4, 2023

Director Glenn McQuaid performs about as well as a blind kid trying to navigate a balance beam in his gothic tale I Sell the Dead, fumbling elements both horrific and comedic and finally landing in a disheveled mess by the time this tale plays out.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Oct 9, 2019

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Uneven Victorian-era supernatural horror-comedy about grave-robbing.

| Original Score: B- | Nov 17, 2010

At times predictable. At times overwrought. Most often a tad too silly.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 23, 2010

This episodic horror-comedy...doesn't quite hold together for its entire length, but its amiable approach will win you over with its good intentions.

| Apr 14, 2010

... this underworld buddy story has personality to spare. It's a zombie snack of a horror comedy: insubstantial but fun.

| Apr 11, 2010

Capably delivers a half-dozen sub-genres in less than 88 minutes. That's just plain old fun, regardless of how much the flick cost to produce.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Apr 6, 2010

...a better-than-average horror comedy...

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Apr 4, 2010

All in all "I Sell the Dead" is a good old fashioned horror movie for fans of classic monster movies and things that go bump in the night.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 31, 2010

It goes about its task with inspiration and heart, helping to bridge the gaps between its ambitions and its budget.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 31, 2010

Reminded me a bit of the old Hammer horror films. The humor doesn't quite cut it. Best way to describe it: I would have loved to have loved this film. Paul Chambers, CNN.

| Original Score: C | Mar 12, 2010

McQuaid recalls Terry Gilliam with his flights into the absurd and his penchant for choking dry humor.

| Original Score: 74/100 | Nov 3, 2009

This one put a smile on my face in a way that few zombies movie have since they reanimated Mae West for Sextette.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Sep 14, 2009

If it's not actually a good movie, on some level you have to admire the chutzpah of a film set in 1850s Ireland but shot on Staten Island.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 27, 2009

The cast and crew behind I Sell the Dead are clearly having a blast - and audiences will nave nearly as much fun with this smart horror comedy.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 23, 2009

Rather than a serious attempt to resurrect the Gothic horror of the 1960s it is more just a reverential nod or even a send-up.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10 | Aug 16, 2009

This delightful bit of gallows humor has its high points.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Aug 14, 2009

The performances are wry and believable with a fun turn by the Phantasm himself, Angus Scrimm.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 14, 2009

The worst fault visually, probably intended as a charm against the spell of low-budget-itis, is relentless darkness. Pervasive shadows in most shots do not evoke atmosphere, but eye strain.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 14, 2009