The Blind Dead Ride Out of Hell: A Literary Tribute to the Amando de Ossorio Films

by Tim Murr (Editor), William Tea (Editor), Heather Drain

In the early to mid 1970s, Spanish director Amando de Ossorio created a quadrology of films involving the resurrected eyeless corpses of Templar Knights aka THE BLIND DEAD. These films may have suffered from low budgets, but more than made up for it with creepy atmosphere and iconic creatures that have retained their ability to strike terror in the hearts of horror fans nearly five decades on. St Rooster Books is proud to present this literary tribute to Ossorio's beloved creations. Featuring new original stories by Paul Lubaczewski, Sam Richard, Heather Drain, Mark Zirbel, Jeremy Lowe, and Tim Murr, with an introduction by Diabolique Magazine's Jerome Reuter.

Genres: Horror

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 13, 2020

About the author

Writer, artist, blogger, featured contributor to Popshifter.com, Biffbampop.com, and Diabolique. I created, write, and maintain the horror culture blog, Stranger With Friction. My work has appeared in Thug Lit and Shotgun Honey.Books include MOTEL ON FIRE, NEON SABBATH, THE GRAY MAN, CITY LONG SUFFERING, LOSE THIS SKIN, HOUNDS OF DOOM, CONSPIRACY OF BIRDS. Editor on TO BE ONE WITH YOU; AN ANTHOLOGY OF PARASITIC HORROR and the upcoming KIDS OF THE BLACK HOLE; A PUNKSPLOITATION ANTHOLOGY #AvantNoir #Horror #Crime #Weird #horrorpunk #punk lit

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Reviews

[Craig Brownlie · Rating 5 out of 5]

So there are monsters needing more exploration and the Blind Dead definitely fit the bill! Good stories all- particularly liked Sight of the Blind Dead (great dive into the past), Time Has Come Today, and Red Shadows of the Blind Dead.

[William Wheeler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love the backstory and the topic of this book. So many individual stories told about the blind dead with different insights. I didn't put it down.

[Christopher · Rating 4 out of 5]

Certainly uneven, but for fans of the unique original quadrilogy of films by Ossorio this will present some fun short stories. Some tales transplant the Knights, essentially as is, to other places in the world, some use them to help meditate on grief, some do something different, but I can't imagine a fan of the films won't find something here to, ahem, feast on.