City Of The Living Dead (1980) ****

City Of The Living Dead (1980), the best of Lucio Fulci's four "undead" films made between 1979–1981, is all guts 'n ghouls 'n drills 'n maggots. It's not as iconic as Zombie (1979) (review), it's not as atmospheric as The Beyond (1981) (review), but it has the benefit of not having a main character portrayed by an insufferable, annoyingly-voiced child actor, as is the case with The House By The Cemetery (1981) (review). The plot is pretty loose, but doesn't strike me as all that important—what matters is getting the characters from one gory Lovecraft-inspired set-piece to another. And though its tone is grim, City is a whole lot of fun. It also features one of Fabio Frizzi‘s best and most memorable scores. 

You can find my Lucio Fulci Feature Films Ranked list here.