The tyranist's thoughts
Years of experience watching these movies and I finally realize that there's a popular idea out there that nothing is creepier than seeing someone who you thought was dead. It's probably true, but having never experienced it first hand, I would have to point out that while nothing may be creepier, unless it is well done, it may not be creepy at all.
People who visit a small town suddenly disappear. Some of them start turning up in unexpected places and when the local sheriff finally decides to investigate, he discovers a plot involving the dead. And helping them not stay that way.
Really, the movie was a pretty tight little package, but it lacked big scares and the subtlety is simply lost on the small screen. There were some decent performances and I especially enjoyed Melody Anderson as the sheriff's wife. In the end, though, it turns out to be sort of self-serving and lame.
While the basic idea is good, they failed to build the necessary suspense to really give it any kind of impact. You might enjoy it and you might not, I'll just leave that up to you.

Rish's Reviews
1981 was Slasher's greatest year. But this isn't a Slasher. Not really.
But if I think about it, and really do the math, it may be that 1981 was Horror's greatest year.
Shusett and O'Bannon, the writers of Alien, bring you Dead and Buried, a sick New England murder mystery where the truth is much better left buried. Was that a pun? I didn't mean it. Can I take it back?
I liked this film a lot more than tyranist did, and I'm not really sure why (except that he hated the title and I liked it). Let me see if I remember. First of all, I really liked the character of the mortician, he was affably quirky and unique. I also enjoyed the sick twist of seeing the murdered show up as murderers. In an interesting use of lighting effects, there was a constant mist throughout the film, adding to a very unusual, otherworldly feel to the town (even indoors!).
It does get a little heavy-handed, I'll admit. Some of it moved quite slowly, and parts were pretty convenient and/or incredible. But like I said, I liked the title. The film had an enjoyable beginning, a nice, clever surprise in the end, and some cool people-thrust- into-a-horrible-situation-where-you-know-there's-no-chance-they're-going-to-escape scenes in the middle. In spite of its low budget, the makeup effects (which I believe were supervised by Stan Winston) were quite impressive, including a neat series of shots showing the reconstruction of a dead girl's face. Oh, and it had the prerequisite 80's nudity so noticeably absent from today's Horror.
Parts seemed pretty daring, and it was a nice mystery as to what exactly was going on. There were some shocking acts of brutality from such seemingly-friendly locals. Horribly violent from time to time, it included a scene where a syringe pokes into a victim's eye. That made me shriek out loud. Ouch.
It was no masterpiece, no, but hey, it had a lot to recommend it.