The Curse of the Living Corpse is a 1964 American horror film produced, written and directed by Del Tenney.

The film is about a series of murders that haunt the family of a man who died leaving extensive instructions in his will to avoid him being buried alive.

[4] In 1892 New England, Rufus Sinclair suffers from catalepsy and lives in fear of being pronounced dead and buried alive.

Rufus leaves specific instructions on how to be buried, which are violated and the family lawyer, while reading the will, lets them know they will die from what they fear most: Bruce will have his face disfigured; the widow Abigail will die by fire; asthmatic and alcoholic son Philip will suffocate; Philip's frustrated wife Vivian will drown; faithful manservant Seth will "join me in my tomb"; and all-around-nice-guy nephew James will lose that which is most dear to him, his pretty wife Deborah.

Vivian reveals that Lettie was murdered; Seth tells the remaining family members that Bruce's corpse is at the stable.

After Abigail has a panic attack, Phillip stays with her on her request, but then ducks out to get a drink, which he shares with one of the policemen.

He attempts to do so, and is murdered when the figure pulls a sword from the cane, fulfilling the will's threat he would die in the crypt.

The two policemen decide to share Phillip's remaining booze, while lamenting over his ability to commit all the murders.

[2] On the film's release in New York and Los Angeles, it shared a double feature bill with The Horror of Party Beach.

[2] In the May 4, and May 11, 1964, issues of Daily Variety estimated that the films earned $37,000 in the first two weeks at the New York City's Paramount Theatre.