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Land of the Dead
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The Return of the Living Dead
Directed by Dan O'Bannon
Two employees at a medical supply warehouse accidentally release a toxic gas from a misplaced top-secret U.S. Army shipment, causing the dead to rise from a nearby cemetery with an insatiable hunger for human brains. From TMDB
162 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, TMDB reviews, Lemmy) · newest Nov 1, 2026 · last updated Nov 1, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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The Return of the Living Dead is a 1985 comedy horror science fiction film, directed by Dan O'Bannon, starring Clu Gulager, James Karen and Don Calfa.
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- posts span Oct 26, 2018 to Nov 1, 2026
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60 of 162 · most liked firstThere is one and only one movie I want to watch right now. #NowWatching The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #horrorsky
positive · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) By Chris Barnes
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead (1985) 🎬🖤 Directed by Dan O’Bannon
neutral · AI labelView post →Alternative movie poster of the day 🎥😍 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) By Chris Barnes
neutral · AI labelView post →NowWatching The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #Horror #Movies #film #HorrorMovies
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 40th anniversary to the utterly brilliant comedic Zombie horror, with possibly the greatest soundtrack in movie history, "The Return Of The Living Dead" 💚💀💚
positive · AI labelView post →Currently watching The Return Of The Living Dead! I’m watching late because I was in transit, dammit
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonight's film The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
neutral · AI labelView post →French movie poster for THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985 - Dir. Dan O'Bannon) Cast: Clu Gulager, James Karen, Don Calfa, Linnea Quigley.
neutral · AI labelView post →#LastFourWatched #LetterboxdFriday Highway to Hell (1991) High Spirits (1988) The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965)
neutral · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #146 "The Return of the Living Dead" (Dan O'Bannon/1985) Awesome comedy/horror about a zombie outbreak around a medical supply facility. O'Bannon really knocks one out of the park with Return. Go and check it out!
positive · AI labelView post →So watched THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD and realized just how much a certain generation of horror film was influenced by RIO BRAVO.
neutral · AI labelView post →Time for a mid-day horror movie! Today's choice is... The Return of the Living Dead, 1985
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead is a straight up masterpiece. 📽️ My ★★★★★ review of The Return of the Living Dead on Letterboxd boxd.it/7DttCN 📽️ #Filmsky
positive · AI labelView post →Prog 390 The Wally Squad look the typical American movie versions of alternative types/ street punks that you got in the mid-1980s. ie: Suburbia, Class Of Nuke'em High, The Return Of The Living Dead, Deathwish 3... etc
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching 📽️💀 The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #horror #comedy
neutral · AI labelView post →Introduce yourself with: One book 📚 — Men At Arms by Terry Pratchett One movie 🎥 — The Return of the Living Dead One album 🎶 — Airmech by Front Line Assembly One TV show 📺 — Supernatural
neutral · AI labelView post →On this night (30th May) in 1987, the Scala Cinema was showing Day Of The Dead (1985), The Toxic Avenger (1984), Dawn Of The Dead (1978), The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) and Night Of The Living Dead (1968) as a Zombies all-nighter.
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy 39th anniversary to not only in my opinion the greatest Zombie movie of all time, but the movie with the greatest soundtrack of all time as well, the truly iconic "The Return Of The Living Dead" 💚
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching The Return of the Living Dead My favorite movie of all time, of any genera, is officially 40 today! If you know me at all, you know I worship at the altar of this film. 🧟♀️🧠💚
positive · AI labelView post →Best of the 80s for @sophianyx.bsky.social: 80: Shogun Assassin 81: Scanners 82: Blade Runner 83: Videodrome 84: Macross: Do You Remember Love 85: The Return of the Living Dead 86: I wanna say Transformers: The Movie but really Highlander 87: Evil Dead 2 88: Elvira or maybe Akira 89: Batman
neutral · AI labelView post →second #letterboxdfriday of october with my ongoing horror marathon and my #lastfourwatched were Shutter (2004) Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker (1981) Water Park Shark (2026) The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
neutral · AI labelView post →It's December, and we're ready to rock out with the undead as @whydoisay.bsky.social and I review The Return of the Living Dead (1985) on the Greatest Movie EVER! Podcast:
neutral · AI labelView post →Happy Valentine's Day! Today I have a date with the dead as I review The Return of the Living Dead, one of the greatest horror comedies ever made and a great, trashy zombie movie in more ways than one! Click here to watch: youtu.be/TFmlE0HBT_U
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s the Cult Film Club Halloween episode! This year we are discussing the cult zombie classic The Return of the Living Dead! cultfilmclub.com/cult-film-cl...
neutral · AI labelView post →Coming up next on Film Sack -- The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Join us! www.patreon.com/c/filmsack/
neutral · AI labelView post →“Tar-man” from The Return of the Living Dead (1986), watercolor on paper, 15x11” Like many kids that grew up in the 90’s, I watched this hard-R rated movie way too young and it remains a staple of my top horror films. #watercolor #art #horror #returnOfTheLivingDead
positive · AI labelView post →4 horror films to know me: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (stone cold classic, flawless) The Return of the Living Dead Slumber Party Massacre Killer Klowns from Outer Space because if there’s one thing I’m going to love, it’s a horror comedy!!
neutral · AI labelView post →The Dirt-Witch Cleans Up! is better than the entirety of TikTok. Returning to The Return Of The Living Dead gave me life. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2 is a masterpiece. Enough is never enough of The Stuff. #letterboxdfriday #lastfourwatched
positive · AI labelView post →Yesterday’s Eyes have it monster: Tarman, from The Return of the Living Dead, 1985 I thought yesterday I’d have to do an older movie today since this was a newer movie, then realized it’s 40 years old… I’m old 😮
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead (2025 Movie Thread, #334), #Horror365Challenge (#249) #filmsky #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Today, Movie Slate gets her jacket for the Return of the Living Dead - tmblr.co/ZB69gveYiHAF... She looks good with it on. #Pony #MLP #WebComic
neutral · AI labelView post →Pixeltober Day 15: Tarman (The Return of the Living Dead) One of my favorite (horror) films that I stumbled upon as a kid. Has some of my favorite zombie designs in the genre and just an overall unique feel with the film. #aseprite #pixelart #inktober
positive · AI labelView post →Spooktober film 16 ★★★★★ The Return of the Living Dead This just takes zombie films to a new height! And under the comedy there is some dark shit. Like the two dead guys who are fully aware of their decaying bodies. Tar man is favourite! Another is the zombie asking for more paramedics and cops
positive · AI labelView post →‼️One Hour Warning‼️ Get your movie, snacks and drinks ready because it’s almost time to press play on THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD. Post along with us at 5:30 EST! #MutantFam #MutantROTLDDay #ReturnoftheLivingDead
neutral · AI labelView post →Filled in a gap in my horror history with THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985) last night. It’s easy to see why this is such a cult classic and I love how it incorporates the original movie too. Loved the ending and the zombie effects - Tarman was especially fantastic 🎥
positive · AI labelView post →HISTORY OF THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD... confidently, the greatest movie ever made. youtu.be/5_1Tiy-9WF0?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Thanks for sharing this movie. Have a great night. I’m going to watch The Return of the Living Dead. As I currently have a fresh supply of paramedics. #FrightClub
neutral · AI labelView post →QRP 3 of your fave media for Spooky Month, tag 5 moots. MOVIE: The Return of The Living Dead, 1985 GAME: Manhunt, 2003 SONG: Suspiria (cover) by Momy Fortuna 🏷 @amandamakepeace.bsky.social @eeyorevibez.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social @miserelovesco.bsky.social @iamapyriteking.bsky.social
positive · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead still has one of my favorite opening credit sequences of any zombie film. #mutantrotldday #mutantfam
positive · AI labelView post →#50YearsOfPunk #MusicChallenge 3. The Return of the Living Dead soundtrack A Halloween favorite, this film soundtrack compiles horror-punk, deathrock, psychobilly, and darkwave (yes, it's synthpop but it's darker + gothy). Recommended for both punk and horror movie fans alike! youtu.be/GsgBEJyyWwQ
neutral · AI labelView post →IT'S HOMAGING THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD, A MOVIE YOU DON'T EVEN MENTION DESPITE "disillusioned punks in a run down American town get blowed up by the US military trying to contain a military fuck up" IS ABSOLUTELY IN THIS BOOK'S WHEELHOUSE.
neutral · AI labelView post →It is bittersweet to be kicking off the beginning of the end of the #BingeMoviesChallenge For the final time, first up… The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #BingeMovies
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead! Soooooo awesome 😍 This is one of my favorite frames in the movie... #HorrorSky #FilmSky
positive · AI labelView post →“You mean the movie lied?!!” Celebrate 40 years of The Return Of The Living Dead with our officially licensed Triple Feature Marathon capsule releasing FRIDAY 5.9 @ 12AM ET! Includes: The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) Return Of The Living Dead Part II (1988) Return Of The Living Dead 3 (1993)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead is the best zombie movie ever. No one’s done it better.
positive · AI labelView post →"Shibatarian / Katsuya Iwamuro” A must read for 80's horror lovers! The Japanese title of "The Return of the Living Dead," a film that is the antithesis of a conventional zombie film, is "Battalion.” From this Battalion, the buzzword "Obtalian" was even born.
neutral · AI labelView post →THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD is campy romp through Romero’s backyard. Is it a great film? Of course not! That also doesn’t mean it isn’t one helluva good time, either. The film has some truly funny moments and awesome practical effects. I’ve always found the Russo/Romero story fascinating.
neutral · AI labelView post →61 DAYS OF HORROR continues with tonight's movie: Dan O'Bannon's THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1985), starring Clu Gulager, James Karen, Thom Mathews, Don Calfa, and Beverly Randolph.
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie 2: The Return of the Living Dead. Dan O Bannon’s rock and roll zombie comedy is a blast from beginning to end that is featured likeable characters, hilarious humour and impressive makeup. Amazing, 10/10
positive · AI labelView post →Favorite film for each year of the 80s: 1980 - The Empire Strikes Back 1981 - An American Werewolf in London 1982 - Creepshow 1983 - Twilight Zone: The Movie 1984 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 1985 - The Return of the Living Dead 1986 - Aliens 1987 - Evil Dead II 1988 - They Live 1989 - Puppet Master
neutral · AI labelView post →2026 #MovieChallenge #Filmsky #5 - The Return of the Living Dead (1985) - 91 min. Annual July 3rd 🔁 of one of my favorite movies #6 - The Strangers: Chapter 2 (2025) - 98 min. Continuation of the previous chapter. Watchable, but v little plot and completely forgettable
neutral · AI labelView post →What’s Your Comfort Horror Movie?🎬 The Return Of The Living Dead
neutral · AI labelView post →Today is MY Dan O'Bannon day. Already watched Dark Star, Alien, and I'm about to watch RotLD. Watched: @reelobscurepod.bsky.social 's "THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD - The Punk Zombie Comedy that Brought the Genre Back to Life!" Good Stuff, nice history bits & fun facts about the film and actors.🤘
neutral · AI labelView post →10/24/25 I admit I've been slacking a bit but hopefully last night's triple feature (!!!) will appease the horror gods. Movie #1, The Return of the Living Dead (1985) Didn't plan on watching this one since I'd seen it so much, but my mom hadn't seen it and I knew she'd love it. Perfect movie.
positive · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead (1985) My Review @letterboxd.social #letterbox #movies #october #horror #halloween October movie challenge (6/31)
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead (1985). Untouchable classic. Funny. Gross. Obnoxious. Perfect. I can't praise this silly film enough.
positive · AI labelView post →*sitting atop the mountaintop, not even having to open my eyes* “but how can spooky season begin after July 4 when The Return of the Living Dead is the quintessential Fourth of July movie?”
neutral · AI labelView post →Vampire Movie: The Lost Boys Zombie Movie: The Return of the Living Dead Haunting Movie: Poltergeist Creature Feature: Creature from the Black Lagoon Found Footage: The Blair Witch Project Slasher: Scream(2022) Cosmic Horror: Alien Psychological Horror: The Shining Horror Comedy: Army of Darkness
neutral · AI labelView post →The Return of the Living Dead (1985) #filmsky youtu.be/8VB-mi9aUtI?...
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