Tropical hotel dreams turn into a night of voodoo, zombies, and unsimulated sex.
EROTIC NIGHTS OF THE LIVING DEAD
With a 20 year lease on an tropical island, horny John heads out with Fiona on a yacht skippered by horny Larry, to inspect the island for resort development. They meet Luna/Laura Gemser. John didn't expect zombies.
Quick Answer
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead is a 1980 Italian horror film directed by Joe D'Amato about a land developer who encounters voodoo and zombies while attempting to build a resort on a cursed tropical island.
Programmer's Pick
Joe D'Amato serves up a notorious cocktail of hardcore sex and gut-munching horror, where the only thing hornier than the living are the dead. Laura Gemser and George Eastman headline a fever-dream that’s equal parts sleaze and splatter, set against a sun-drenched Caribbean backdrop.
— SassyFlix Programmer
Overview
Details & Specs
- Director
- Joe D'Amato
- Writer
- George Eastman
- Release
- 1980
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- Country
- Italy
- Language
- Italian
- Genres
- Horror
- Also Known As
- Sexy nights of the living dead, Queen of the Zombies, Sexiga Zombies, Demonia, Erotic Nights of the Living Dead, Insel der Zombies, In der Gewalt der Zombies, Emmanuelle vs the Erotic Night of the Living Nods, Original title: Le notti erotiche dei morti viventi
Why This Matters
This film exemplifies Joe D'Amato's penchant for blending eroticism and horror, and its title is a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Night of the Living Dead series. Decades after its mixed to negative reception, it received an upscaled DVD release.
Cast & Crew
View all →Why Cult
Unsimulated hardcore sex meets graphic zombie gore in a rare blend even the grindhouse crowd remembers.
The cursed tropical island, leased for hotel development, is laced with voodoo lore and undead surprises.
Cult favorite Laura Gemser adds supernatural allure as Luna, the mysterious woman connected to the island’s secrets.
Body horror, explicit nudity, and gore combine for a no-holds-barred exploitation spectacle.
Scene Gallery
Threat File
Leasing a voodoo-cursed island for development
Voodoo zombies
Attacks and gore, eating human flesh
Cursed tropical island and surrounding port
Questions from the Vault
When was Erotic Nights of the Living Dead released? +
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead was released in 1980.
Who directed Erotic Nights of the Living Dead? +
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead was directed by Joe D'Amato.
How long is Erotic Nights of the Living Dead? +
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead has a runtime of 111 minutes.
What genre is Erotic Nights of the Living Dead? +
Erotic Nights of the Living Dead is a horror film.