Vampires, ghouls and vicious rivalries are just part of the fantastical adventures in this devilishly mischievous horror film that slayed audiences at Slamdance ’09 and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival.

Taking cues from old-fashioned Hammer films, adding a dash of Abbott and Costello and topping off with a love of Irish folklore, Glenn McQuaid’s feature film debut is quick-paced entertainment. Arthur Blake (Dominic Monahan of "Lost") and Willie Grimes (Larry Fessenden, the director of The Last Winter) are 18th-century grave robbers — and not the sharpest tools in the shed. Caught by the police and awaiting execution, Blake weaves colorful stories to Father Duffy (Ron Perlman) about his 15 years of terror, mayhem and bumbling adventures in the “resurrection” trade, i.e. unleashing the dead. Brimming with strong production values and beautiful cinematography, writer/director McQuaid has crafted a guaranteed-to-please genre film. The natural, energetic chemistry between Monahan and Fessenden makes this one of the best on-screen pairings ever. With an appearance by horror icon Angus Scrimm (the Phantasm series) there is no doubt that I Sell the Dead will achieve a rabid cult following. -- Lewis Tice