Searching the Yucatan near the Gulf of Mexico, Professor Bob Martin and his young wife, Anne, are traveling to the abandoned Aztec city of Quetana, hoping to find gold artifacts. Two of his assistants, Red and Grogan, intend on murdering the couple and stealing the gold if the couple finds any. A guide named Ramon refuses to go into Quetana. He tells them that Quetana is known as the City of the Living Dead, relaying a story of a group of criminals who had overtaken their transport ship from a Caribbean penal colony and slain the crew. Torque, the prisoner leading them, orders they land on the Mexican coast. The ship crashes on a reef, and the escaped prisoners shelter in the ruins of Quetana. Torque and the others are pleased to discover a fortune in gold artifacts, but they soon after all come down with yellow fever. Torque bemoans that they are “all going to die!”. In little time, the statement becomes true as the group passes away. Quetzal, the Aztec God of Justice, appears and delivers eternal punishment for profaning the city by turning them into the living dead. Ramon and some of the other guides leave after Ramon is finished with the tale, with only Red and his cohort Grogan remaining as guides for Professor Martin, who dismisses the story as a superstitious folktale. He and Anne continue on to Quetana, despite Anne’s protestations. After a freak thunderstorm breaks out, they seek shelter in the city. The professor decides to explore. Refusing to be left behind, Anne follows Bob into a building in the city. The living dead inhabiting the city, the remnants of the criminals lead by Torque, are thrilled to see living humans. “Warm lifeblood. Relief from our torture!” one of the rotting revenants proclaims.
Description Searching the Yucatan near the Gulf of Mexico, Professor Bob Martin and his young wife, Anne, are traveling to the abandoned Aztec city of Quetana, hoping to find gold artifacts. Two of his assistants, Red and Grogan, intend on murdering the couple and stealing the gold if the couple finds any. A guide named Ramon refuses to go into Quetana. He tells them that Quetana is known as the City of the Living Dead, relaying a story of a group of criminals who had overtaken their transport ship from a Caribbean penal colony and slain the crew. Torque, the prisoner leading them, orders they land on the Mexican coast. The ship crashes on a reef, and the escaped prisoners shelter in the ruins of Quetana. Torque and the others are pleased to discover a fortune in gold artifacts, but they soon after all come down with yellow fever. Torque bemoans that they are “all going to die!”. In little time, the statement becomes true as the group passes away. Quetzal, the Aztec God of Justice, appears and delivers eternal punishment for profaning the city by turning them into the living dead. Ramon and some of the other guides leave after Ramon is finished with the tale, with only Red and his cohort Grogan remaining as guides for Professor Martin, who dismisses the story as a superstitious folktale. He and Anne continue on to Quetana, despite Anne’s protestations. After a freak thunderstorm breaks out, they seek shelter in the city. The professor decides to explore. Refusing to be left behind, Anne follows Bob into a building in the city. The living dead inhabiting the city, the remnants of the criminals lead by Torque, are thrilled to see living humans. “Warm lifeblood. Relief from our torture!” one of the rotting revenants proclaims.
