Bryan^H
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All Blind Dead films are available to watch in English dub, or Spanish w/ English subtitles. The English versions look way better so those are the ones I watched. The Spanish versions are much more gory.
Tombs Of The Blind Dead(1971)
Fantastic Spanish horror film bursting with a grim, foreboding atmosphere that is unparalleled for horror films of the time(except for Night Of The Living Dead). Evil Templar Knights from centuries ago kill people terribly and drink their blood. They are finally brought to justice and have their eyes burned out by the good folk of the village(Hence: Blind Dead) soon after they are burned alive.
Flash forward to 1971 and the skeletal remains reanimate to do more killing and drink more blood. A girl hops off a train and encounters the tomb of the evil Knights. They awaken, and the suspense begins. They undead Knights may be smarter than zombies But wow are they slow. They move at a pace that makes the Romero zombies point and laugh. But They do have horses and they will catch you if you run.
grade-A
Return Of The Evil Dead(1973)
Mediocre follow up that doesn't quite deliver the chills of the first film. More because of the characters than the directors ability to craft a spooky film.
Grade-C+
The Ghost Galleon(1975)
This is more like it. A couple fashion model gals adrift at sea in a small boat encounter the Ghost Galleon filled with crates of the Blind Dead. The most atmospheric film of the series, and while slow in pacing, makes up for in the eerie tone.
Grade-A
Night Of The Seagulls(1976)
The last of the Blind Dead films, and another winner. A young Doctor and his beautiful wife relocate to a small seaside village. Problem is the villagers like to sacrifice pretty girls to those bastardly dead Knights so they can get their fill of blood and won't decimate all the inhabitants therein.
Grade-B+
All these are my first time viewings, and the so far the best I've seen this challenge