“I Sell the Dead” is a horror-comedy and marks the feature-length directorial debut of Glenn McQuaid. Starring Dominic Monaghan (“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, “Lost”), Ron Perlman (“Hellboy”), Larry Fassenden, and Angus Scrimm (“Phantasm”), the movie follows the story of Arthur Blake (Monaghan) as he confesses to Father Duffy (Perlman) before he is to be executed for murder. Told largely in flashbacks via Blake’s confession, we see the often humorous situations that began Blake and his partner Willie Grimes (Fassenden) in the trade of stealing and selling the undead.

For the most part, I enjoyed the flick. Monaghan and Fassenden have good chemistry and played off each other fairly well. Ron Perlman and Angus Scrimm add a certain amount of credibility in their supporting roles to the otherwise low-budget production. Storywise, the script is a bit light and there were a few times that I wished the plot had a bit more “meat” to it. Still, there were enough laugh out loud moments for me to warrant giving the movie a B- instead of the C I’d probably have given it otherwise. It’s quirky and had it not been for that strange level of charm, it’d have otherwise been wholly forgettable. Luckily, it’s fun enough that I’d recommend it. It’s not quite at the Sam Raimi (“Evil Dead,” “Drag Me to Hell”) level of horror film making, but its in the same vein and worth a view.