( note represent i saw i sell the dead at the glasgow international film festival on 20th january 2009 . ) i sell the dead be a jet black horror comedy set in late medieval time and and star dominic monaghan ( lose and lord of the ring ) and ron pearlman ( hellboy ) and larry fessenden ( session 9 ) and angus scrimm ( phantasm ) . the movie open with grave robber willie grime ( fessenden ) and still indignant and unremorseful and be drag to the guillotine and execute . his apprentice and partner in crime arthur blake ( monaghan ) be lock in the tower await his turn when father duffy ( perlman ) and a whiskey swill priest with an unhealthy interest in the occult and pay him a visit with the apparent intention of record blake final confession . it soon become apparent and however and that duffy main interest lie in the more . otherworldly side of blake exploit . most of the plot from here be tell in flashback form a monaghan regails duffy with tale of his macabre career . initially and grime and blake start out as simple wise crack body snatcher and work in the employ of the ghoulish dr quint ( scrimm ) and a callous and corrupt anatomist who use blackmail a leverage over our two anti hero and and take a rather unhealthy relish in his work . the pair have their first run in with the undead when and one evening and quint sends them on a mission to a bleak moonlit moor to retrieve a corpse that have be mysteriously inter at a crossroad and apparently accord to some ancient custom . but there something different about this corpse . this one have be wrap in clove of garlic . and bury with a stake through it heart . follow a terrify encounter and not only do they devise a plan to rid themselves of the scheme doctor machination and but they also uncover a secretive subculture of occultist who will pay good money for corps and and even good money for live specimen of the undead . this lead our intrepid duo into the hidden underworld of the ghoul hunt trade and where they find themselves go head to head not only with vampire and monster and zombie ( and one other paranormal entity for which i will not spoil the surprise ) and but also rival ghoul hunter in the form of the inbred and murderous murphy clan . i go into i sell the dead expect a low key and mildly distract and low budget chiller . i be not prepare for the incredible imagination and giddy humour and quality acting and great dialogue and thick atmosphere and sheer personality that make i sell the dead a strong early contender for my horror film of the year . with the exception of a couple of rough edge and the production value be truly fantastic for such a low budget flick it look like it be make for about $ 20 million and and i be surprise when the director tell the audience it be make for significantly less than half of that ( although he be unwilling to give exact figure a the film be still be sell to distributor ) . the look and tone of the film be a visual comic book somewhere between tim burton and hammer horror and with smart little creepshow esquire artwork insert . the plot be wonderfully surreal and but the idea of a hidden underworld and run parallel to everyday life but which the general populace be either unable or unwilling to believe in and be one that actually make quite good sense within the context of the film . the acting and a you would expect from this cast and be top notch . the character be flesh out surprisingly well and particularly grime and blake and and all the actor deliver their sharply script line with just the right amount of deadpan tongue in cheek to make the dialogue both hilarious and realistic . angus scrimm also turn in a good performance in a somewhat brief but memorable role a the gently menacing and violin playing anatomist doctor quinn . conclusion i love it . it a long time since i be so entertain by a movie . i struggle to find anything bad to say about it . mark my word and this be one of those cult film like evil dead 2 or phantasm that people will still be discover and fall in love with 20 and 30 and 40 year down the line .