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In the original film, tourists visiting an abandoned mediaeval town near the Spanish-Portuguese border. They were drawn by the myths of undead knights haunting the area, and soon find themselves pursued by the Blind Dead.

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In the original film, tourists visiting visit an abandoned mediaeval medieval town near the Spanish-Portuguese border. They were border, drawn by the myths of undead knights haunting the area, and area. They soon learn the tales are true and find themselves relentlessly pursued by the Blind Dead.

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* TitleOfTheDead: ''Tombs of the Blind Dead''

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* TitleOfTheDead: ''Tombs of the Blind Dead''Dead''.
* WarriorUndead: Templar Knights rise from the dead as mummies/zombies.
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* CoolHorse: The Blind Dead chase after their victims on horses if they escape outside the ruins.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Technically, in the original Spanish script the Blind Dead aren't Knights Templar at all, but “Los Guerreros de Oriente” (The Warriors from the Orient).
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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Elizabeth seems to narrowly escape the zombies on a train, but some of them manage to climb on and slaughter the passengers. Then the train pulls into a station...]]


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* TitleOfTheDead: ''Tombs of the Blind Dead''

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* TheDeadHaveEyes: Subversion. The zombies are undead Knights Templar, whose eyes were pecked out by crows after they were accused of heresy by the church. They hunt you by sound alone.

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* TheDeadHaveEyes: Subversion. The zombies are undead [[UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar Knights Templar, Templar]], whose eyes were pecked out by crows after they were accused of heresy by the church. They hunt you by sound alone.


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* UsefulNotes/TheKnightsTemplar: What the undead knights were in life, before being tried and executed for heresy.
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* RecycledPlot: They're all basically the same movie, four times in a row.
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* RevenantZombie: The zombies are the resurrected corpses of evil mediaeval Knights Templar who were executed for heresy. They are intelligent, although they don't talk. Notably, they're also completely blind as their eyes were eaten by crows, meaning they hunt solely by sound.

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* RevenantZombie: The zombies are the resurrected corpses of evil mediaeval medieval Knights Templar who were executed for heresy. They are intelligent, although they don't talk. Notably, they're also completely blind as their eyes were eaten by crows, meaning they hunt solely by sound.

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While on vacation near the Spanish-Portugese border, tourists visiting an abondoned mediaeval town after hearing about myths of undead knights haunting the area, find themselves pursued by the Blind Dead.

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While on vacation near In the Spanish-Portugese border, original film, tourists visiting an abondoned abandoned mediaeval town after hearing about town near the Spanish-Portuguese border. They were drawn by the myths of undead knights haunting the area, and soon find themselves pursued by the Blind Dead.
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''Tombs of the Blind Dead'' is a 1972 Spanish horror film by Amando de Ossorio, which spawned a number of sequels.

While on vacation near the Spanish-Portugese border, tourists visiting an abondoned mediaeval town after hearing about myths of undead knights haunting the area, find themselves pursued by the Blind Dead.

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* TheDeadHaveEyes: Subversion. The zombies are undead Knights Templar, whose eyes were pecked out by crows after they were accused of heresy by the church. They hunt you by sound alone.
* GoryDeadlyOverkillTitleOfFatalDeath: The title.
* HellishHorse: The titular undead monks ride equally undead horses.
* LivingMotionDetector: In a variant, the Blind Dead can only track you down if you make a sound. Staying still helps. It can't save you forever, however -- [[spoiler:they can hear your heart beating.]]
* RevengeOfTheSequel: The first sequel, ''Return of the Blind Dead''.
* RevenantZombie: The zombies are the resurrected corpses of evil mediaeval Knights Templar who were executed for heresy. They are intelligent, although they don't talk. Notably, they're also completely blind as their eyes were eaten by crows, meaning they hunt solely by sound.
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