Dead & Buried

Sheriff Gillis (James Farentino) gets enveloped in an outbreak of murders in the small, sleepy town of Potters Bluff, Rhode Island. The bodies of miscellaneous drifters and tourists are quickly stacking up throughout the small town within a matter of a few days. As sheriff Gillis invesigates these savage murders, he discovers clues that suggest William Dobbs (Jack Albertson - Grampa Buckett from the original Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) and some of the town locals may be the cause of these grotesque crimes - So begins director Gary Sherman's 1981 film Dead & Buried.