Synapse Films Unleashes the Spanish Horror Classic
Tombs of the Blind Dead
Coming to Blu-ray on October 24th
On October 24th, Synapse Films releases director Armando de Ossorio’s 70’s horror shocker Tombs of the Blind Dead in a two-disc Blu-ray Standard Edition. A simple camping trip amongst friends quickly turns bloody as the undead rise from their graves seeking human flesh. The zombies are Knights Templar who were executed long ago for their cannibalistic rituals, and whose eyes were pecked out by crows. Now armed and roaming the area looking for victims, they hunt by sound alone. Synapse is proud to present the first in this Spanish-produced series in both its original uncut Spanish version and the alternate US cut titled The Blind Dead.
DISC 1 – ORIGINAL SPANISH-LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH/SPANISH HYBRID SOUNDTRACK VERSIONS
• Beautiful 2K restoration from the original camera negative provided by Atlas International, with extensive color correction and additional restoration by Synapse Films
• High-definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the original uncut version
• Lossless Spanish PCM 2.0 mono soundtrack
• Lossless “hybrid” English/Spanish PCM 2.0 mono soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the Spanish track
• Optional English subtitles for the Spanish sections of the hybrid soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the hybrid soundtrack
• Audio commentary with horror film historian and author Troy Howarth
• Audio commentary with star Lone Fleming
• Audio commentary with Rod Barnett & Troy Guinn of the NaschyCast podcast
• Marauders from the Mediterranean – a feature-length documentary exploring the history of the Spanish zombie film, featuring interviews with: Night of the Living Dead writer/producer John Russo, Sitges Film Festival deputy director Mike Hostench, film critic John Martin, academic Calum Waddell, The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue director Jorge Grau, Tombs of the Blind Dead star Lone Fleming, actors Helga Liné, Manuel de Blas, Antonio Mayans and Jack Taylor, Paul Naschy’s son Sergio Molina, author/film critic Kim Newman and academic/writer Steve Jones
• Revenge of Planet Ape – alternate U.S. opening sequence
• Awakening of Spanish Horror Cinema – Featurette
• Salem’s Pop “Templar’s Tears” music video
• Original theatrical trailer
• Still gallery
DISC 2 – THE BLIND DEAD (U.S. THEATRICAL VERSION)
High-definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentation of the re-edited U.S. theatrical cut of the film
• Lossless English PCM 2.0 mono soundtrack
• Optional English subtitles
This release of Tombs of the Blind Dead is REGION FREE.
REGION: ALL
UPC CODE: 654930324394
ITEM NUMBER: SFD0220
FEATURE RUNNING TIME: 101 MINS (Original Uncut Version) / 83 MINS (U.S. Version)
SUGGESTED RETAIL PRICE: $39.95 USD
Pre-order link here: https://bit.ly/oldies-tombsbd
