The rugged looks of Richard Boone (Have Gun, Will Travel) make him a very expressive actor. I always felt like he wanted to do something besides Westerns. He considered himself a legitimate actor. In this, we have the intriguing idea, like Ray Bradbury's "The Scythe" that by pushing black pins in a map of a graveyard, you could cause the death of that person. Boone's character becomes beset with guilt when this starts to happen. He verges on a complete breakdown as he realizes what he has done. At one point, he begins to remove the black pins and putting white ones in hopes of resurrecting his friends and acquaintances. Most of the movie is set in the cemetery office where Boone puzzles things out. Personally, I think the movie falls apart at the end, although there is nice atmosphere and good acting. If you want to see a B horror movie from an era when they were pretty good, you will enjoy this one.
Review of I Bury the Living
