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Stars: Francisco Ortiz, Marta Poveda, Yuri Mykhaylychenko, José María Yazpik | Written by Ángel Agudo | Directed by Carles Torrens

Spain has given us some masterful films about the walking dead over the years, including The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue, Tombs of the Blind Dead and its sequels, and more recently the Rec franchise. Now we have Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End (Apocalypse Z: El Principio del Fin) based on the first book of novelist Manel Loureiro’s Apocalypse Z trilogy about a cat-loving lawyer’s struggle to survive a world overrun by zombies.

A year after losing his wife in a Christmas Eve car crash, Manel still hasn’t recovered mentally. He lives alone with his cat Lúculo and ignores the news broadcast on his television about a fast spreading pandemic, the Tsj Virus, that’s throwing the world into chaos.

His sister Belen and her husband are...

With the third installment of their Danza Macabra series, the fine, twisted folks at Severin Films shift focus from the boot of Italy to the Iberian peninsula. This collection spotlights four fascinating Spanish examples of the sort of moody gothic filmmaking that Italian directors like Mario Bava and Antonio Margheriti, not to mention Hammer Films in Britain, helped to popularize for international markets.

Rife with reptilian monsters, vampires, zombified Knights Templar, and even a cameo from Frankenstein and his misbegotten creation, these films vary considerably in tone and approach, ranging from rambling shaggy-dog tales to almost esoteric fables. They also differ in how far they’re willing to go with their respective lashings of sex and violence, growing bolder as the restrictions of the Franco regime lifted after the dictator’s passing in 1975.

Writer-director Miguel Madrid’s schizoid Necrophagous, from 1971, divides its time between two principal storylines that barely cohere in the end.

Stars: Hannaj Bang Bendz, Jacob Anderton, Martyn Luke, Sean Tizzard, Ben Manning, Vicki Glover | Written and Directed by Steve Lawson

Ship of the Damned opens with a brief prologue set on board a pirate ship in 1622. As the ship sails through a storm, the crew prepare for dinner. Which for them means rather tamely hacking a bound woman to death and eating her raw flesh. In the present, Elena has her martial arts training interrupted by a phone call from her ex, Michael. He hasn’t taken the breakup well and keeps finding reasons to call her, but this time it’s legit, even if it doesn’t sound like it.

The Coast Guard have found what appears to be a seventeenth-century sailing ship drifting off the coast and towed it into port. Since she’s an expert in such things, he’d like her to come down and be part of the investigation.

“Lovecraftian Horror” has been on an upswing in recent years and with that upswing comes many a conversation on what exactly constitutes a horror tale being classified as truly “Lovecraftian.”

I don’t have anything unique or insightful to add to that discourse, but I feel like I know a Lovecraftian tale when I see it – and the fourth and final film in Amando de Ossorio’s The Blind Dead series, Night of the Seagulls, fits the mold.

The Blind Dead films sit comfortably in the cult favorite category. Not quite zombies, but definitely undead, the blind and ghoulish Knights Templar make for legitimately unnerving villains. They were brutal and monstrous in life, and carry that with them in death as they quest to consume the blood of their victims. Like I said, not quite zombies, but more like vampiric mummy-ghouls.

The M.O. for the Templars mostly remains the...

"Don’T Move! Don’T Breathe! Don’T Make A Sound! They’Re Coming!" Just in time for Halloween, Synapse Films will be releasing its 2-disc Tombs of the Blind DeadBlu-ray on October 24th!

Amando de Ossorio’s unique 1971 Spanish shocker Tombs of the Blind Dead was an international horror hit that spawned three sequels and countless imitations. Now, over 50 years after its debut, Synapse Films is proud to bring this Spanish horror classic back from the grave in a brand new restoration with killer extras that would wake the dead!

The first of four official films in the series, it begins with a trio of friends getting together for a camping trip that quickly turns into blood curdling horror as a legion of long-dead Knights Templar rise from their graves in search of human flesh! When the Templars were originally executed for their cannibalistic rituals, they were hanged outside...

Synapse Films Raises The Dead With Their New “Tombs Of The Blind Dead” Limited Edition Steelbook! This small production run of only 4000 units also includes a limited edition slipcover and exclusive CD soundtrack featuring Zoltan, Cathedral, Hooded Menace + more and is available now! Don’T Move! Don’T Breathe! Don’T Make A Sound! They’Re Coming! …

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Synapse Films has detailed its upcoming of Amando de Ossorio's genre film Tombs of the Blind Dead (a.k.a. "La noche del terror ciego") from 1972 starring Lone Fleming, César Burner, María Elena Arpón, José Thelman, and Rufino Inglés.

The three-disc set (2Blu-ray/CD) is expected to arrive on the market later this year.

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In the 13th century there existed a legion of evil knights known as the Templars, who quested for eternal life by drinking human blood and committing sacrifices. Executed for their unholy deeds, the Templars bodies were left out for the crows to peck out their eyes. Now, in modern day Portugal, a group of people stumble on the Templars abandoned monastery, reviving t...

“Who are these unholy savages who hunt out their victims by sound alone?”

Destroy the Brain‘s monthly ‘Late Nite Grindhouse’ film series is sightless but deadly this month! Head to the Marcus Des Peres Cinema this Friday and Saturday (November 12th and 13th) at 10pm for new 4k Restoration of Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1972). Tickets are $8 each. A Facebook invite with advance ticket details can be found Here

Remember how scary the monsters in The Quiet Place were? Me neither, but the idea of monsters that can’t see you but can hear you didn’t start there. The eyeless, bearded mummy-knights in Tombs Of The Blind Dead (1972) may not have originated the concept either but they are infinitely more terrifying than the creatures of The Quiet Place. Tombs Of The Blind Dead is a 1972 Spanish film from director Amando de Ossorio that resulted in three sequels (all...

While we missed in-person events last year we think what has become more evident to the majority of us this year is that we *need* in-person events. The amount of access we've appreciated virtually no longer makes up for the amount of access we need personally. So any time an event can return safely to an in-person event is a cause for celebration.    Case in point, the H2F2 Film Festival that runs during the HorrorHound weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio. After bring virtual last year the event returns to in-person this September. There will be 14 indie horror flicks screened and a rep screening of the new 4k restoration of Tombs of the Blind Dead during the weekend.    All the films in this year's lineup...

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Stars: María Elena Arpón, César Burner, Lone Fleming, José Thelman, Rufino Inglés, Verónica Llimerá | Written and Directed by Amando de Ossorio

When Amando de Ossorio made Tombs of the Blind Dead (La noche del terror ciego) he had been active in the Spanish film industry as a writer and director since the early 1950s, mostly working on Westerns. After having a minor hit with the 1969 vampire film, Fangs of the Living Dead he decided to follow it up with another horror film. The result spawned three sequels and secured the director’s place in genre history.

Synapse Films have recently restored Tombs of the Blind Dead for an upcoming Blu-ray release and that print premiered as part of this year’s Fantasia film festival. As a long time fan of the entire Blind Dead franchise, I was curious to see how it compared to previous releases.

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Swamp Dogs: House of Crows is a 5-issue comic book miniseries from a team that lives and breathes horror and we're very excited to have an exclusive preview just for Daily Dead readers! Below, we have an exclusive look at a variant cover from Chuma Hill, along with an exclusive preview of the first issue.

We were also fortunate to have an exclusive quote from J.M. Brandt, who talked about his horror movie influences:

"Swamp Dogs: House of Crows will be a 5-issue miniseries that kicks off the Swamp Dogs world of stories. It plays out just like a classic horror movie in terms of its beats and some of its tropes. Of course, we play with expectations a fair bit... but Theo and I find beauty, comfort, and a surprising amount of creative freedom in the horror movie formula. Theo has an actual university degree in cult films,...

Hello, everyone! We’ve got a bunch of new home media releases on tap today including a handful of classic films and some new genre offerings as well. Mvd is showing some love to The House on Sorority Row and Mortuary (1983) with Special Edition Blu-rays, and Cauldron Films is resurrecting The Crimes of the Black Cat and Beyond Terror in HD as well. As far as new horror goes, Arrow Films has put together a stellar home release for Threshold, Scream Factory is releasing Dark Spell on both formats, and if you haven't had a chance to check out A Nightmare Wakes yet, Rlje Films has you covered.

Other releases for July 6th include Scott Pilgrim vs. the World 4K, Doors, Medusa, Claw, Hell’s Bells, Scarecrow County and Sharks of the Corn.

Beyond Terror

Their Nightmare Was Further than Fear... It was Beyond Terror ! After a drug-fueled night of violence,...

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Fear is the universal language. Terror is, as we have sadly seen so often, a global phenomenon. And monsters inhabit every crevice of this small world, from the deepest recesses of the South Pacific to the most remote peaks of the North Pole. So it should hardly be a surprise that horror films are and have been a component of cinema in just about every country that embraced the art form. Along with love, fear is the most profound human emotion, and any art — especially filmmaking — is the way in which we express those feelings to the rest of the world.

While the U.S., Canada and the U.K. (along with other primarily English-language nations like Australia and New Zealand) have produced healthy shares of the world’s catalog of horror movies, there is a vast, deep, diverse library of genre output that...

Spanish horror superstar Paul Naschy has always been on my radar, yet for whatever reason, I’ve never taken the shot. (And sunk the ship? Metaphors are the worst.) So it is with great shame that I’ve spent far too long ignoring this international treasure as my inaugural Naschy, Javier Aguirre’s Hunchback of the Morgue (1973), is a cheeky Frankenstein riff that offers up its own twisted charms.

Released in its native Spain in July, it hit stateside in September of ’75 when Cinemation Industries (owned and run by Jerry Gross, legendary promoter. See: I Drink Your Blood. No, really, see it) added it to double and triple bills across the land. It…didn’t do very well, and that’s not a big surprise; it’s certainly not your traditional monster movie, with a plot that veers between soapy operatics, laboratory hijinks, and all tied together by Naschy’s...

Actress Lone Fleming has had an absolutely extraordinary career in the horror industry. Over the years, she’s appeared in a multitude of classic genre films such as Tombs of the Blind Dead, Return of the Blind Dead, Evil Eye, The Possessed, Vampyres, and Where Time Began. Her husband Eugenio Martín is also a well known […]

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Scream Factory will be giving horror fans more titles to look forward to beyond the forthcoming holiday months, as they've now announced a new Blu-ray release of the 1975 Spanish horror film Night of the Seagulls (aka Don't Go Out at Night and Terror Beach).

Night of the Seagulls (the fourth entry in Amando de Ossorio's "Blind Dead" series) will be released on Blu-ray on February 13th (just in time for Valentine's Day!). No special features have been revealed at this time, but you can check out the atmospheric cover art and full details below:

From Scream Factory: "We have a new title to announce today coming soon in 2018. The 1975 Spanish horror film The Night Of The Seagulls (aka: Don’t Go Out at Night and Terror Beach) will be flocking to Blu-ray on February 13th. You can pre-order it now @ https://www.shoutfactory.com/product/night-of-the-seagulls…

When a...

Best known for her roles in classic horror films such as Vampyres, The Possessed, and Tombs of the Blind Dead, acclaimed horror actress Lone Fleming will soon be heading to the UK to attend two huge events. Firstly, she’ll deliver… Continue Reading →

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Legendary Spanish horror actress Lone Fleming on her role in Tombs Of The Blind Dead and its sequel Attack Of The Blind Dead. There was a period, a golden age for European horror, one that coincided with a demand in the Us for grittier, sexier material, a wave launched post Bonnie And Clyde and one…

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One of my own personal favorite film series is Amando de Ossorio’s The Blind Dead franchise. If you’ve ever seen them, then you know why. If you haven’t, leave this website immediately, find them, and watch them until you too… Continue Reading →

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We’re back with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting the recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes a full episode of Ghost Trek, first details on a Kane Hodder figurine by DeConte Figures & Collectibles, a new State of Desolation poster, a casting update from Welcome to Purgatory, distribution details from Dark Was the Night, a trailer for What’s Kind About the Dark, and much more:

Watch Ghost Trek: Goomba Body Snatchers Mortuary Lockdown: “Ghost Trek is an episodic supernatural-comedy series that follows the Paranormal Underworld Detective Society (Puds) as they investigate haunts across the U.S. and abroad between tanning beds, babes, body-building, and bong hits – all the while risking life and limb capturing the undead and unexplained on video. The series is not a “parody” of paranormal reality shows, Admittedly, Ghost Trek pokes fun at all the ghost hunting programs but...

This week on the show, Jeff (@Jeff_FOTD) and Jesse (@DestroySuperman) sit down to talk about Kevin Smith’s latest film, the highly divisive man-gets-turned-into-a-walrus flick, Tusk.

Other discussion topics include: More praise for Ti West’s The Sacrament, a rundown of the recent Hudson Horror Show double feature of Tourist Trap and Tombs Of The Blind Dead, random video game talk (Destiny, etc), and the new teenage-zombie-girl horror/comedy, Life After Beth, and more!

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Trevor Henderson's "Horror Hangers" series 2 is now available to order in his Etsy shop! If you recall, we brought your attention to this Canadian artist's work when he released series 1, a loving tribute to old school Halloween decorations mixed with contemporary horror films. His latest line-up is inspired by A Nightmare on Elm Street, the Friday the 13th series, Alien, The Return of the Living Dead and Tombs of the Blind Dead. Killer stuff! If you want to add these to your decorations, you can buy 'em here! Check out the latest designs below in addition to the series 1 designs.

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Not only did the Amando de Ossorio-directed 1971 flick Tombs of the Blind Dead kickstart a boom of Spanish horror films, but it also served as the starting off point for an entire franchise, collectively known as the Blind Dead series.

Now, courtesy of Blue Undergound, the entire quadrilogy is coming home! Read on for plot crunches and full release details for the 'The Complete Blind Dead Saga,' which is a must-own for fans of zombie cinema. Look for it on July 29th!

Tombs of the Blind Dead Synopsis

In 1971, director Amando de Ossorio created what horror fans worldwide consider to be Spain’s Night Of The Living Dead. In Ossorio’s nightmare vision, a legion of Knights Templar – executed horsemen whose eyes had been pecked out by crows – rise rotting from their graves, hunting only by sound in a quest for human flesh. The Blind Dead saga begins here,...

Back in 2005, Blue Underground released a limited edition box set of The Blind Dead films, but they’ve just announced that they will be re-releasing the movies as a 4-disc DVD set on July 29th:

“They are called The Blind Dead, heretic horsemen whose eyes were burned out to prevent them from finding their way back from Hell. Over the course of 4 unforgettable films, writer/director Amando de Ossorio created what fright fans worldwide consider to be one of the most startling series in horror history. This unique quartet of shockers delivers a relentless onslaught of creepy atmosphere, shocking violence, forbidden sexuality, and the still-chilling icons of EuroHorror: The eyeless undead who hunt by sound in their quest for human flesh. Don’t move… don’t breathe… don’t let them hear your heart beating: The Blind Dead are back!

Blue Underground is proud to present the Definitive Editions of these four long-unseen classics,...

We have great news for those of you who subscribe to Full Moon Streaming. It has been announced that fifty Blue Underground titles have been acquired by Full Moon Features for their new streaming service:

“Los Angeles, CA, February 3, 2014 – Full Moon Features is proud to announce their most exciting acquisition yet – fifty of cinema’s most obscure and beloved classics from the Blue Underground label will debut on their new subscription-based video streaming service, Full Moon Streaming (www.fullmoonstreaming.com), home to the entire Full Moon Features library. The Blue Underground titles will be released once per week beginning in March, and titles will include Venom (a beloved thriller about a killer snake starring Klaus Kinski, Susan George, and Oliver Reed), Mondo Cane (the Award-Winning documentary that launched the whole “mondo” craze of the sixties), Contamination (a gory Italian homage to Alien), Violent City (the Charles Bronson action classic), Don...

Full Moon has been steadily beefing up its streaming service, and if you haven't had a chance to check it out yet, this latest announcement should persuade you and then some. Read on for details, and get those smart TVs ready!

From the Press Release

Full Moon Features is proud to announce their most exciting acquisition yet – fifty of cinema’s most obscure and beloved classics from the Blue Underground label will debut on their new subscription-based video streaming service, FullMoonStreaming.com, home to the entire Full Moon Features library.

Blue Underground titles will include Venom (a beloved thriller about a killer snake starring Klaus Kinski, Susan George, and Oliver Reed), Mondo Cane (the award-winning documentary that launched the whole “Mondo” craze of the Sixties), Contamination (a gory Italian homage to Alien), Violent City (the Charles Bronson action classic), Don’T Torture A Duckling (horror/thriller from Italian godfather of...

If you're a lifelong horror fan like myself, you've probably felt from time to time that you've seen every movie there is to see, and that there are no more gems left for you to discover.  It's totally normal to feel that way, but I can assure you that you couldn't possibly be more wrong.  No matter how many years you've been ingesting horror movies, there will always be a wealth of fantastic ones that are ripe for discovery - it's just a matter of knowing where to look, and being guided in the right direction.  Thanks to the new book Hidden Horror, that search has never been easier.

Hidden Horror is the brain-child of Aaron Christensen, whose name you may recognize from the pages of HorrorHound Magazine.  In an effort to help provide exposure to some of horror cinema's most underrated and overlooked films, Aaron reached out to friends...

I cannot tell you how often we here at Dread Central are asked to recommend some good horror movies. Most of the time when we answer, we're met with a kind of stunned silence because 8 times out of 10 the same people asking have never heard of our recommendations.

Now, instead of just naming titles, we can direct the inquisitive chill seeker to a single book... Dr. AC Presents Hidden Horror. Having had a chance to peruse this terror tome, we can assure you that it's nothing short of an indispensable resource to those new to the genre as well as those who are as jaded as they come. The holidays are coming, kids! We recommend this be added to the shopping list Asap. If not... Santa Will Punish, and rightly so!

Having covered the onscreen terror essentials with Horror 101: The A-List of Horror Films and Monster Movies, Dr.

Giallo is getting more spotlight as of late. First, there was Amer, arguably the most successful attempt of late to directly evoke the giallo era without leaving critics & fans alike with a bitter taste in their mouths. Berberian Sound Studio, while not necessarily fitting the format of a giallo, is almost certainly an homage to the era, in a way that is both loving and self-aware. Beyond the Black Rainbow stepped even further outside the traditional confines of giallo horror but clearly had strong roots in those films. A glut of giallo-influenced music has crawled from the internet woodwork, from a witch house tribute to Suspiria to a UK DJ performing a live electro score to Suspiria, not to mention the entire of electro DJ Umberto’s discography.

It was inevitable that someone would try to make a humorous spin on giallo. Which, from any angle, seems like an inevitable disaster.

For today's edition we take a ride to Freakland, a Spanish fanzine and web store specializing in horror and cult movie replicas, toys, magazines and other collectibles, where you'll find an impressive assortment of incredible hand-made statues, busts, props, keychains and much more. One of the most unique of these offerings is a zombified resin bust of horror maestro George Romero, which is just about the coolest thing ever: Non-Spanish-speaking horror fans shouldn't have any trouble navigating the well-organized Freakland site and store, and you can stay on top of product updates and sales via their Facebook page. One of those sale items is this “Belial Horror Picnic Pack,” which features a creepy likeness of the murderous mutant twin from Basket Case, all comfy in his very own wicker basket, packaged with promo art for the film. Goonies fans will do the Truffle Shuffle for this collector's pack, which includes a treasure map,...

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“Horror of the Zombies” (1974)

Directed By: Amando de Ossorio

Written By: Amando de Ossorio

Starring: Maria Perschy (Lillian), Jack Taylor (Howard Tucker), Barbara Rey (Noemi), Carlos Lemos (Professor Gruber), Manuel de Blas (Sergio), Blanca Estrada (Kathy)

Oh the horror I experienced watching Horror of the Zombies though not as bad as I expected it to be. This movie is similar to other movies released around this time. The movie is commonly known under the name “Blind Dead.” It has also been released under the title “The Ghost Galleon” and in Spain under its original title “El buque maldito.” The other Blind Dead movies are seemingly better as this one has 1970s cheesiness woven into it. The other three movies in this set are “Tombs of the Blind Dead”, “Return of the Blind Dead”, and “Night of the Seagulls.” It was originally released in the...

Yes, yes—grindhouse movies of yesteryear are clumsy, gross and silly. We get it. For those who don’t, here’s a 76-minute geek-out inspired by the likes of Cannibal Ferox, I Drink Your Blood, Last House On Dead End Street and Tombs Of The Blind Dead from Dire Wit Films, the folks who brought you Isle Of The Damned.

After a short delay the 5th issue of Creepy*Images is now available!!! The new issue has again 64 pages (14,8 x 21 cm), is – like always – complete printed in full color and high quality and features rare and hard to finde movie memorabilia of the following movies: Jean Rollin’s Grapes Of Death / Pesticide Complete German lobby set and poster George Romero’s Dawn Of The Dead Complete French lobby set and both posters The Rebirth Of Terror Special (8 pages) about the German horror movie memorabilia from the 60s Sergio Martino’s All Colors Of The Dark Complete Spanish lobby set and poster Amando de Ossorio’s Ghostship Of The Blind Dead Complete German lobby set and poster León Klimovsky’s Werwolf Vs. Vampire Women / Werewolf’S Shadow Complete Italian fotobusta set for this classic with Paul Naschy For further information, example pages and orders, please visit www.creepy-images.com Related Posts:Book...