With TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD, director De Ossorio introduced a new breed of horror villain, the Knights Templar, a 13th-century band of soldiers who fought bravely in the Crusades. When the group began dabbling in black magic and Satan worship, memebers were caught, excommunicated by the
Church, and hanged, their bodies left to rot with their eyes plucked out by crows. Part vampire, part zombie, the skeletal Templars are condemned to wander the earth for eternity--sucking the blood from their victims. Although blind, the slow-moving Templars can locate victims by the sounds they
make--from a scream to a heartbeat. This second sequel to TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1971...
Released:
1974
Rated:
R
Length:
85 mins