Ölüler Konusmaz Ki (1970)

Ölüler Konusmaz Ki (1970). 1h 16m

“The bootleg version of u0026quot;The Dead donu0026#39;t Talku0026quot; I watched starts with a written message about how the original print of the film was considered lost in a fire shortly after its release in the early 70s, but how a copy was nevertheless recovered nearly forty years later. Usually, this is how genuine cult movies are born, but this Turkish exploitation flick nevertheless remained very obscure and totally unknown. And righteously so, Iu0026#39;m forced to add. It certainly wouldnu0026#39;t have been a great loss for humanity if u0026quot;The Dead donu0026#39;t Talku0026quot; had never been found…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe Turkish horror u0026amp; exploitation industry is one of the weirdest of the world. They normally just make minimal efforts and blatantly imitate famous Hollywood blockbusters, like u0026quot;Turkish Rambou0026quot;, u0026quot;Turkish Mad Maxu0026quot;, or even u0026quot;Turkish E. T.u0026quot;. The most positive thing I can write about u0026quot;The Dead donu0026#39;t Talku0026quot; is that itu0026#39;s at least slightly more original. Here, writer/director Yavuz Yalinkiliç is a little bit more creative but just as inept. The film obviously aims to attempt to rip off the contemporary Italian and British (mostly Hammer) gothic horror movies but doesnu0026#39;t have a clue how. Itu0026#39;s stuffed with dark manors, horse carriages, foggy landscapes, sinister butlers, and thunderstorms. Thereu0026#39;s also a villainous type of count (vampire?) roaming around who laughs constantly and hysterically over-the-top. Whatu0026#39;s missing, though, is a plot. Who are these people? Why do they all go to the sinister house? Why donu0026#39;t they leave? Why is everybody nagging about the 15th of the month?”