Ghost Town (1988)
Deputy Langley tracks a kidnapped girl to an abandoned ghost town. However, the town is not abandoned, but haunted by the spirits of an outlaw, Devlin, and his gang, who hold the equally deceased townspeople hostage until the outlaws can be killed by a lawman.
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The walking dead inhabit a ghost town in the modern day southwest. Among the town folk is a monstrous villain who terrorizes everyone. Into this hell hole stumbles a modern day sheriff, looking for a missing girl. The effects, makeup, and authentic location somewhat overcome the below average acting. Memorable characters include Bruce Glover as "Dealer", and even more interesting is Jimmie F. Skaggs as "Devlin". "Dealer" has a knack for telling the future through his card reading. "Your future will wait till you get there, it's the past you can't do anything about." Skaggs actually saves the film as the nasty villain "Devlin". A strong bad guy is an essential part of any good western, or for that matter any zombie western. - MERK
Excellent.Very original idea that seemed to go almost completely unnoticed,what a shame.Nothing about this movie could have been improved upon.It is one of those movies you can watch over and over and over again.Without EVER getting tired of it.It falls into the same category as Carnival Of Souls.I have seen both movies over a dozen times.The actors I had never heard of before.Until I seen this movie.All concerned were excellent,totally convincing.Franc Luz,Gorgeous Catherine Hickland,Jimmie Skaggs,Bruce Glover,Penelope Windust(V) Michael Alldredge and Laura Schaefer who I will swear is Laura Branigan's twin sister.This like so many other movies.May never be released on DVD.If you can find the VHS.You'll be glad you did.I give this movie a solid 10.Because it simply doesn't get any better than this!
I don't have a lot to say about this movie other than it was a damn fine little horror film. I found it to be in the style of The Evil Dead series. The main character of Langly goes from being a seeming 3rd rate heavy metal addicted stumpwater deputy into being a hero fighting evil. The difference here is that rather than an old spooky woods or a medieval keep, the he is tossed into a western ghost town. I highly recommend this movie to anyone who appreciates a little camp and a lot of fun tossed together with their living dead.
Possibly the most overlooked and under-rated horror movie of all time. An original idea, well put together, should deserve more respect than the 'getting dusty on a video store shelf' this film received. Good movie. 8/10.