THE DEAD ARE LYING — AND THEY’RE HUNTING: daisy RIDLEY ENTERS A NIGHTMARE IN WE BURY THE DEAD

Zombie cinema has always thrived on fear of the unknown. But We Bury The Dead dares to twist the knife deeper—by making the truth more terrifying than the monsters themselves. An exclusive clip has dropped, and it’s clear this isn’t another shambling-undead retread. This is a slow-burn descent into paranoia, grief, and institutional lies, anchored by a fiercely committed performance from Daisy Ridley.

This isn’t about survival alone.

It’s about what happens when hope becomes the most dangerous weapon of all.

1. A BODY RETRIEVAL UNIT — AND A DESPERATE LIE

After a catastrophic military disaster, the world is told not to panic. The dead have risen—but they’re supposedly harmless. Slow. Manageable. Families are encouraged to believe their loved ones might still be “found.” That lie becomes policy.

Enter Ava.

2. daisy RIDLEY AS AVA: GRIEF IN MOTION

Ava joins a body retrieval unit not out of duty, but desperation. Her husband is missing, presumed dead—but hope refuses to die quietly. Ridley plays Ava not as a hardened survivor, but as a woman suspended between denial and dread. Every step she takes into the quarantine zone feels like a personal reckoning.

3. THE QUARANTINE ZONE IS A TRAP

What Ava finds inside is not order—but rot. The undead aren’t slow. They aren’t passive. They are evolving. Growing more violent. More coordinated. More relentless by the hour. The military narrative collapses, and what remains is raw, predatory terror.

4. ZOMBIES THAT DON’T JUST RISE — THEY HUNT

We Bury The Dead reframes the undead as something far more unsettling than mindless corpses. These creatures stalk. They learn. They adapt. The horror isn’t just physical—it’s psychological. Every assumption the characters cling to becomes a liability.

5. A horror FILM ABOUT INSTITUTIONAL DECEPTION

What makes the film hit harder is its subtext. The real villain isn’t just the undead—it’s the system that downplays danger to maintain control. By offering false hope, authorities lure civilians into fatal decisions. In this world, trust is lethal.

6. ZAK HILDITCH’S BLEAK, UNFLINCHING VISION

Written and directed by Zak Hilditch, the film leans into atmosphere over spectacle. Hilditch doesn’t rush the terror. He lets it ferment. Silence stretches. Spaces feel watched. Violence erupts suddenly—and brutally—without relief.

7. GRIEF AS THE TRUE horror ENGINE

At its core, We Bury The Dead is about mourning in a world that refuses closure. The undead become metaphors for unresolved loss—bodies that won’t stay buried, truths that won’t stay hidden. Ava’s search isn’t just for her husband. It’s for certainty in a world built on lies.

WHY THIS ZOMBIE thriller FEELS DIFFERENT

This isn’t a survival power fantasy.
It’s a slow suffocation of hope.
A horror film where believing the wrong thing gets you killed faster than fear.

FINAL VERDICT: HOPE IS DEAD — AND IT’S COMING FOR YOU

We Bury The Dead doesn’t ask whether the dead will rise. It asks who benefits when the truth stays buried. With daisy Ridley delivering one of her most emotionally raw performances and Zak Hilditch crafting a bleak, intelligent nightmare, this film looks poised to stand apart in a crowded genre.

The dead are not harmless.
And neither is hope.

🩸 In theaters january 2, 2026.