More rural, more victims, more humor, more cruelty .... and of course more Templars. Simpler than its predecessor, but more entertaining. With nods to other classic films, always cool to see.
The mayor's character steals the show.

Fun sequel that manages to both follow and set the template for an above average horror follow-up. Here we get a flashback with some background as to how the Blind Dead got their name and flashforward 500 years to a town having a celebration. Right on cue, the Dead ride into town to break-up the party and casue havok. Not as nasty as the original but the pace is quicker and there is more action. By the end we are in Romero territory as our characters are trapped in a house with the zombie like creatures waiting outside. The atmosphere is stil strong and I can now see where John Carpenter got his monsters from "The Fog" from.

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first in the series but it is still worth seeing. For me this was less creepy and also lacked the vampiresque element of the blood sucking. I realise this was a bit out of place in the first, I just thought the sight of these skeletal marauders gathering round to have a mass suck was pretty effective. The sex and gore element is comparable but again not quite as traumatising but I guess this was to some extent a retread. Certainly a Night of the Living Dead element to a large section of the film when they are barricaded in the church and here I particularly liked the scheming Major ready to sacrifice anyone but himself and the coup de grace, the double exploitation of the little girl! See it yourself to find out. Great ending too, even if suddenly we are back to the vampire theme.

As terrible as this film may seem, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The feeling of eventual defeat is strong during most of the suspenseful scenes.

On a lighter note, Pedro returns from the first film, only this time his name is Juan and he doesn't rape anybody (he comes close though).

Fascinating, unique monsters in a very bad movie.

Fun sequel that manages to both follow and set the template for an above average horror follow-up. Here we get a flashback with some background as to how the Blind Dead got their name and flashforward 500 years to a town having a celebration. Right on cue, the Dead ride into town to break-up the party and casue havok. Not as nasty as the original but the pace is quicker and there is more action. By the end we are in Romero territory as our characters are trapped in a house with the zombie like creatures waiting outside. The atmosphere is stil strong and I can now see where John Carpenter got his monsters from "The Fog" from.

I didn't enjoy this as much as the first in the series but it is still worth seeing. For me this was less creepy and also lacked the vampiresque element of the blood sucking. I realise this was a bit out of place in the first, I just thought the sight of these skeletal marauders gathering round to have a mass suck was pretty effective. The sex and gore element is comparable but again not quite as traumatising but I guess this was to some extent a retread. Certainly a Night of the Living Dead element to a large section of the film when they are barricaded in the church and here I particularly liked the scheming Major ready to sacrifice anyone but himself and the coup de grace, the double exploitation of the little girl! See it yourself to find out. Great ending too, even if suddenly we are back to the vampire theme.

More rural, more victims, more humor, more cruelty .... and of course more Templars. Simpler than its predecessor, but more entertaining. With nods to other classic films, always cool to see.
The mayor's character steals the show.

As terrible as this film may seem, I thoroughly enjoyed it. The feeling of eventual defeat is strong during most of the suspenseful scenes.

On a lighter note, Pedro returns from the first film, only this time his name is Juan and he doesn't rape anybody (he comes close though).

It is only recently that I have discovered the gold mine that is Spanish horror of the 70's and 80's. If, like me, you grew up with tv showings of Hammer and the original 30's Universal horrors you should enjoy most of the Spanish horrors from the dates quoted above especially the Blind dead films and Paul Naschy. Yes, this film is not terrifying and most of the time you are left pondering how there are any victims as the zombie Templars move so bloody slow but there is certainly a charm to these movies and even though said threat is far from terrifying there is something about the image of these zombies that begs for a remake. Good fun!!!

Essentially a remake of Tombs...this has better acting and a bigger budget, but doesn't quite have the character.