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Night Of The Seagulls
''Night of the Seagulls'' (Original Spanish: ''La noche de las gaviotas'', also known as ''Don't Go Out at Night'', and ''Night of the Death Cult'') is a 1975 Spanish horror film written and directed by Amando de Ossorio. The film is the fourth and final in the ''Blind Dead'' series, being the sequel to ''The Ghost Galleon'' (1974). Plot The film starts in medieval times, when a young couple is attacked by the Knights Templar. The man is instantly killed, and the woman is carried away to the Templars' castle, where she is sacrificed. The story then continues in the 20th century. Doctor Henry Stein (Víctor Petit) and his wife Joan ( María Kosti) are moving into a very primitive coastal town, where they are met with distrust and hatred from the locals. It does not take long before the doctor and his wife find out that the town harbors an ancient evil: Every seven years, undead Templars rise from the sea for seven consecutive nights to demand the sacrifice of a young maiden. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amando De Ossorio
Amando de Ossorio (6 April 1918 – 13 January 2001) was one of the foremost Spanish horror film directors during the European horror film surge in the 1970s, known especially for his "Blind Dead" tetralogy. Biography De Ossorio directed a short political film in 1956 called ''The Black Flag'', then spent the next few years doing documentaries and commercials. He was also a talented painter and artist. In 1964, he was hired to direct a few innocuous westerns and comedies, then he moved into horror in 1969 where he made his mark with '' Malenka, The Vampire's Niece''. Amando de Ossorio complained in interviews that right from the start of his directing career, his producers were always tampering with his projects. His first horror film, '' Malenka, The Vampire's Niece'' (1969), was written to be a psychological thriller about a young woman who inherits a castle in Europe and is summarily driven crazy by her uncle who tries to convince her that he and she are both vampires. At t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Guide
''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' is a series of five fantasy novels written by American author Rick Riordan, and the first book series in the ''Camp Half-Blood Chronicles''. The novels are set in a world with the Greek gods in the 21st century, and follows the protagonist Percy Jackson, a young demigod who must prevent the Titans, led by Kronos (Cronus), from destroying the world. The first three books were published in the United States by Miramax Books before it was folded into Hyperion Books, which published the following books. All the books were published in the United Kingdom by Penguin Books. Five supplementary books, along with graphic novel versions of each book, have also been released. the books have sold more than 180 million copies worldwide, making it one of the best-selling book series of all time. Two sequel series, ''The Heroes of Olympus'' and ''The Trials of Apollo'', follow. The first book was adapted into a film titled '' Percy Jackson & the Olympians ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
