 Each German release was banned over the course of over 20 years. The  movie was first released on video with the title "Ein Zombie hing am  Glockenseil" (A zombie hung on the bell rope) in 1982. It was banned  in 1986 and a second video with the title "Ein Toter hing am  Glockenseil" (A dead body hung on the bell rope) was released, with  several cuts. Even that version was banned in 1988 and a final  version was released with the title "Eine Leiche hing am  Glockenseil" (A corpse hung on the bell rope), heavily cut without  any gory scenes left. Rumors say the video distributors actually  designed a new video release called "Ein Kadaver hing am  Glockenseil" (A cadaver hung on the bell rope) in case this third  version will get banned again. Surprisingly, this third version was  also banned in 2001.