It’s the Stage 1 approach to undead scenarios that ignites a doomsday were never meant to witness.
What Is ‘We Bury the Dead’ About?
Where, you ask?
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Even worse, there are reports of the dead popping back to life as an added threat.
Hilditch recalibrates traditionalGeorge A. Romerotropes to define zombies that aren’t initially brain-hungrythey stand in place, docile.
Why is Ava risking possible death to see the bloated, rotten corpse of her husbandwhat does that bring?
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Answers, butthe road there lacks stakes and rambles with a sullenness that never evaporates.
Fast zombies, skinny zombies, zombies who climb on trains!
There’s no shortage of technique displayed as Ava traverses Tasmania’s arid landscapes.
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Australian titles likeCargoandLittle Monstersprove you could stitch together undead excitement and heartfelt storytelling without concessions.
Unfortunately,Hilditch’s biggest swing comes too lateand were already on autopilot.
We Bury the Dead follows Ava as she joins a body retrieval unit searching for her missing husband after a military experiment goes awry. Her mission takes a haunting twist when the corpses she buries begin to exhibit signs of life, complicating her quest.
