White Zombie
1932, NR, 73 min.
Directed by Victor Halperin, Narrated by , Voices by , Starring Joseph Cawthorn, Madge Bellamy, Bela Lugosi.

Straight from concluding its chilling public access season (now showing in reruns on Fridays at 11pm on channel 16), The Midnight Shadow Show takes to the stage with this presentation of the low-budget zombie gem White Zombie. The Midnight Shadow Show harkens back to the TV late-night creep shows hosted by local horror anchors and special guests. For more on the show see www.midnightshadowshow.com or austinchronicle.com/issues/dispatch/2001-07-06/screens_feature.html.

This article appears in May 10 • 2002.

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Marjorie Baumgarten is a film critic and contributing writer at The Austin Chronicle, where she has worked in many capacities since the paper's founding in 1981. She served as the Chronicle's Film Reviews editor for 25 years.