New 4k Restoration of TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD (1972) Screens This Weekend at The Des Peres – Late Nite Grindhouse!

“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 (12701 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131) 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 helmed by Ossorio).

After a chance meetup at a resort, two old friends decide to spend the day together with a male friend of hers which drives a wedge between them, and when she turns up dead they return to investigate where they find the town where she was found is home to the dead Knights Templar and try to hold off the attacks.

TOMBS OF THE BLIND DEAD, with its scenes of the undead knights rising from the tombs to roam the ancient ruins and remote locations, often on horseback and always in slow motion, is truly the stuff of nightmares. I’ve seen all four films in the series (they’re all great!), but I’ve never seen the Blind Dead on a big screen (not even at a drive-in). That will change when I see Synapse Films’ 4K restoration this weekend at The Des Peres as part of the Late Nite Grindhouse Film Series. This is a unique opportunity so don’t miss it!