EIGHTH TOWER'S BLIND DEAD/DARK FICTION ANTHOLOGY: AN UPDATE

Hello, Bizarrechats readers! 

I have an update on Eighth Tower's upcoming Dark Fiction anthology, based on Amando de Ossorio's  Blind Dead franchise. 

According to Eighth Tower's CEO, Raffaele Pezzella, the book (yet to be titled) is scheduled for a November release. Considering the way time flies, that's not far off. 

I'm uncertain what my fellow authors are composing for this tribute, but my tale was inspired by an altered print of Tombs of the Blind Dead, when it received an opening narration that tied it to Planet of the Apes. 

My story is by no means a Blind Dead/Apes crossover, but its principal protagonist does sport a simian scowl, and he does, indeed, link to an evil faction of the Knights Templar. 

I'll share more details on the anthology prior to its release, but for now, it's just nice to know that this fascinating curation is moving along. ♞🦍 

A BLIND DEAD CURATION: FURTHER DARK FICTION

Per CEO Raffaele Pezzella, Eighth Tower Publications' David Lynch/Twin Peaks, Dark Fiction anthology is set for a June release. In the interim, another curation is being staged, a tribute to Amando de Ossorio's Blind Dead quadrilogy (and the various sequels that followed it). 

My contribution references an altered print of Tombs of the Blind Dead, renamed for the drive-in circuit as Revenge from Planet Ape, a faux "sequel/prequel" to the Planet of the Apes franchise. My tale's lead is, in fact, ape-ish, a throwback of sorts, not quite Dave Prowse in Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, mind you, but a subdued variant, who holds a Quasimodo relegation among the evil knights and later manifests into our modern world through alchemy. 

In the story, I acknowledge de Ossorio's franchise, just as in my Lynch story, "The Greater Goo," I acknowledge Twin Peaks. "The Templar Evolved" is presented in a Wes Craven's New Nightmare manner, but its core (its wretched soul) is sheer, bloodthirsty Blind Dead. 

I'll share more on my fable before long. Consider this post a friendly teaser, one that I hope has whet your morbid appetite.💀

TERRIFIC TEAM-UP IMAGE: REVENGE OF PLANET APE (BLIND DEAD) & FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE