The Bone Yard (1991)

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Review:

Unsought attention received from her extrasensory assistance used to aid a seasoned detective in solving a series of crimes relating to missing children. Gifted psychic, Alley retreats from the world. Finding solace in her shabby home and the victims personal effects.

Detective Jersey is quick to re-enlist the aid of his reluctant former acquaintance. Once assigned to a bizarre case involving a mortician and the bodies of three dead children found locked up in a storage room. Their bellies full of cadaver meat.

When questioned, the mortician, known as Mr. Chen. Tells the officers that taking care of the three undead children or "kiyoshi" is a duty bestowed to him and his ancestors as a penance for past misdeeds. He also continues to warn the detectives that the kiyoshi are quite skilled at playing possum when they are full.

Unable to use her super sensory skills without a physical link to the bodies, Jersey and Alley venture to the coroner's building to investigate the children's corpses. Unfortunately for them, the old crone running the desk, Miss. Poopinplatz and her vicious poodle aren't the only scary things lurking in the already notably creepy establishment.
The kiyoshi are also growing restless with hunger.

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In Conclusion:

There is nothing wrong with a little non-pretentious, campy fun!
General goofiness aside, the make-up effects are genuinely creepy and the film's many redeeming qualities make up for any flaws that it may possess.

What's better then Phyllis Diller sans wig? Or the notorious zombie poodle and jokes about dead children?

This film tugs at my heart strings.

The out of print Lucky 13 pressing, as far as I know is the only official US DVD release of this film. There is also another version from Zia Home Entertainment that's popped up on various sites. I am not aware if this release is official or not. The content seems to be identical to the Lucky 13 press, but the film quality is lacking.

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Screen Captures: (All Screen Caps are taken by me, please do not use without my permission)