The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!

• Horror
• Thriller

A Harvard anthropologist is sent to Haiti to retrieve a strange powder that is said to have the power to bring human beings back from the dead. In his quest to find the miracle drug, the cynical scientist enters the rarely seen netherworld of walking zombies, blood rites and ancient curses. Based on the true life experiences of Wade Davis and filmed on location in Haiti, it's a frightening excursion into black magic and the supernatural.

Rating

6.4 / 10 (577 votes)

Release date

February 5, 1988

Runtime

1h 38m

Language

English

Director

Wes Craven

Status

Released