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New trailer and poster for zombie-apocalypse thriller “WE BURY THE DEAD” cut in

Thursday, November 20, 2025 | News

By MICHAEL GINGOLD

Take a trip deep into the heart of undead territory.

WE BURY THE DEAD is coming exclusively to theaters nationwide January 2 from Vertical. Zak Hilditch (the Stephen King film 1922) wrote and directed, and the cast is headed by Daisy Ridley, Brenton Thwaites, Mark Coles Smith and Matt Whelan. The synopsis: “After a catastrophic military disaster, the dead don’t just rise–they hunt. The military insists they are harmless and slow-moving, offering hope to grieving families. But when Ava [Ridley] enters a quarantine zone searching for her missing husband, she uncovers the horrifying truth: the undead are growing more violent, more relentless, and more dangerous with every passing hour.”

Michael Gingold
Michael Gingold (RUE MORGUE's Head Writer) has been covering the world of horror cinema for over three decades, and in addition to his work for RUE MORGUE, he has been a longtime writer and editor for FANGORIA magazine and its website. He has also written for BIRTH.MOVIES.DEATH, SCREAM, IndieWire.com, TIME OUT, DELIRIUM, MOVIEMAKER and others. He is the author of the AD NAUSEAM books (1984 Publishing) and THE FRIGHTFEST GUIDE TO MONSTER MOVIES (FAB Press), and he has contributed documentaries, featurettes and liner notes to numerous Blu-rays, including the award-winning feature-length doc TWISTED TALE: THE UNMAKING OF "SPOOKIES" (Vinegar Syndrome).