TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD
Who are these unholy savages who hunt out their victims by sound alone?
Medieval knights executed for their black magic rituals, now, in modern day Portugal, a group of vacationing college kids stumble on the Templars abandoned monastery, reviving their rotting corpses to terrorize the land.
About This Film
Legend has it that in the abandoned medieval town of Berzano, at the border between Spain and Portugal, the Knights Templar (a fictionalized version of the real-life order that was dissolved in the 14th century following charges of witchcraft and heresy) leave their tombs at night and come back from the dead as revenants. The reanimated corpses are blind, because their eyes were pecked out by birds while their hanged bodies rotted on the gallows.
While on vacation nearby with her friend Roger Whelan, Virginia White reconnects with her dear college friend Betty "Bet" Turner, who relocated in the area and now runs a mannequin factory. Roger immediately takes a liking to Betty and invites her along for a train journey, provoking Virginia's jealousy, as the two women had a romantic relationship years prior. Angry at both, Virginia jumps off the train. Wandering through the country, she comes upon the ruins of Berzano, where she decides to camp overnight. The knights rise from their tombs and attack her, ultimately biting and ripping her flesh. Her corpse is found in a field the following morning by the returning train conductor.
The next morning, Betty and Roger retrace Virginia's steps, trying to find out what happened to her. They hear about the legend from some locals and meet two police investigators who inform them about Virginia's horrible fate. Later at the morgue, next to Betty's laboratory, Virginia's corpse comes back to life and kills a custodian, then flees to the lab and is only stopped by Betty's assistant, who manages to set Virginia on fire inside the mannequin factory.
In the meantime, Betty and Roger are investigating the legend with the help of Professor Pedro Candal, who indirectly send them to find his son Pedro, who lives near Berzano as a small-time smuggler and is suspected by the police to be the one who killed Virginia as a way to instill fear in the locals. Once they've located Pedro and convinced him to help them prove the knights are real, Betty and Roger return with Pedro and his lover Nina to Berzano, to confront the knights once and for all.
Upon their arrival, they are confronted by the knights, who kill Roger, Pedro and Nina. The knights find Betty through her heartbeat, and she flees from Berzano with the knights in pursuit. She boards a passing train, hiding in a cargo of coal. The knights take charge of the train, killing the conductor and cannibalizing passengers on board. The train arrives at the station shortly thereafter, and Betty, speechless, is helped by a station attendant. As several passengers go to board the train, they scream in horror at the sight inside.
Film Details
Director
Amando de Ossorio
Writers
Amando de Ossorio, Jesús Navarro Carrión
Tags
Keywords
Female Nudity
Murder
Female Rear Nudity
Psychotronic Film
Nudity
Female Topless Nudity
Violence
Blood
Death
Cult Film
Sex Scene
Rape
Gore
Sadism
Flashback
Voyeur
Corpse
Torture
Voyeurism
Kiss
Blood Splatter
Blonde
Escape
Supernatural Power
Stabbing
Brutality
Fire
Cruelty
Swimming Pool
Seduction
Nipples
Screaming
Female Female Kiss
Bikini
Breasts
Zombie
Evil
Vampire
Scream
Rampage
Sadist
Occult
Castle
Friend
Sexual Attraction
Perversion
Scantily Clad Female
Rear Nudity
Dead Woman
Evil Man
Sensuality
Skeleton
Mutilation
Group
Stabbed In The Chest
Humiliation
Friendship
Sexual Perversion
Sword
Horse
Sexual Desire
Grave
Undead
Disfigurement
Fondling
Horseback Riding
Ritual
Mercilessness
College
Person On Fire
Train
Dead Man
Brassiere
Lesbian Interest
Desire
Rural Setting
Darkness
Graveyard
Rage
Exhibitionism
Crucifix
Sexual Frustration
Breast Suckling
Degradation
Morgue
Human Sacrifice
Female Victim
First Part
Eye Gouging
Mistreatment
Blindness
Attraction
Cross
Spanish Giallo
Pain
Killing
Dead Girl
Homicide
Tomb
Autopsy
Mannequin
Exhibitionist
Blood Stain
Living Dead
Sacrifice
Legend
Train Station
Torture Chamber
Bisexual
Vacation Gone Wrong
Sexual Obsession
Zombie Attack
Walking Dead
Zombie Violence
Wrath
Dark Past
Bitten In The Neck
Room
First Of Series
Frustration
Human Flesh
Bisexuality
Spanish Horror
Bandage
Caress
Part Of Series
Shorts
Zombification
Medieval Times
Evil Dead
Biting
Set On Fire
Man Sucking Woman's Breasts
Blouse
Eye
Bisexual Girl
Passion
Boots
Burning
Arm Cut Off
Cut
Female Corpse
Knight
Dead
Hooded Figure
Stabbed In The Arm
Zombie Survival
Crow
Sapphism
Train Ride
Historical Fiction
Flame
Girl Wears A Bikini
Killed By Evil Dead
Armor
Affection
Evil Power
Woman Wears Boots
Bitten By Evil Dead
Skeleton Warrior
Skeleton Soldier
Evil Skeleton Monster
Animate Skeleton
Eye Socket
Stab Wound
Royalty
Zombie Soldier
Knights Templar
Blind Dead
Mutilated Corpse
Deserted Town
Templar Knight
Portugal
Flesh
Forces Of Evil
Knight Templar
Zombie Horse
Bloody Scratches
Ankh
13th Century
Railroad
Series
Part Of Tetralogy
Bad Wound
Listening To One's Heartbeat
Death To Life
Sword Wound
1200s
White Boots
Also Known As
Mark of the Devil V: Night of the Blind Terror, Mark of the Devil 4: Tombs of the Blind Dead, The Blind Dead, The Night of the Blind Terror, Tombs of the Blind Zombies, Revenge From Planet Ape, Night of the Blind Dead, Могилы слепых мертвецов, Чeрная месса, Original title: La noche del terror ciego