Curse of the Undead is a 1959 American Horror Western film directed by Edward Dein and starring Eric Fleming, Michael Pate and Kathleen Crowley.

To end the curse, Don Robles plunged a silver dagger through Drago's heart as he lay in his coffin.

After confessing his actions to the priest he learned a wooden stake is needed to destroy a vampire – he returns but finds the coffin empty except for the dagger.

Dan takes her to the family crypt to find Drago Robles' empty coffin, except for a silver dagger.

After Dolores awakens, Robey shows her the Rancho Robles map; the stream Buffer has been damming is on her property, not his.

Curse of the Undead started as a gag idea by husband-and-wife team Edward and Mildred Dein.

Universal-International producer Joseph Gershenson heard about the idea from his wife and quickly phoned Edward Dein: "Hey, smartass.

[3] Dennis Schwartz of Ozus' World Movie Reviews rated the film a score B−, calling it "A gimmicky B horror-western, that soon wears thin".

[4] Dave Sindelar of Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings called it " the most successful merging of the western and horror genres", while also criticizing the film's soundtrack, and some of the performances.