# The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

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**Runtime**: 98 min
**Genres**: Horror, Thriller
**Directed by**: Wes Craven
**Written by**: Richard Maxwell, Adam Rodman
**Starring**: Bill Pullman, Cathy Tyson, Zakes Mokae, Paul Winfield, Brent Jennings, Conrad Roberts

> *Don't Bury Me...I'm Not Dead!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Haitian twilight falls on dusty voodoo relics, a lone figure emerges, pursuing a mysterious powder, amidst walking zombies and blood rites. 
Wes Craven directs this horror thriller.

**Mood tags**: dread, surreal

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