The Val Lewton/Jacques Tourneur combination hits the jackpot again with another masterpiece produced under ridiculous financial restraits.
Nurse Frances Dee goes to the West Indies to care for the wife of a plantation owner who appear to be in a zombie-like state.
Hoping to find a cure, she delves into voodoo, and discovers some terrifying truths.
As with all Lewton's projects, this one works best on a psychological level, all thought this time, there is a scary on-screen monster in giant Darby Jones, as a black-skinned, white-eyed zombie.