{"id":2444,"date":"2009-04-11T08:37:13","date_gmt":"2009-04-10T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/?p=2444"},"modified":"2009-04-11T08:56:03","modified_gmt":"2009-04-10T21:56:03","slug":"weekend-fright-flick-boot-hill-blind-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/index.php\/2009\/04\/11\/weekend-fright-flick-boot-hill-blind-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekend Fright Flick: Boot Hill Blind Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend&#8217;s cinematic horror treat can be described as a western\/zombie mix loosely inspired by Amando de Ossorio&#8217;s <em>Blind Dead<\/em> series of films from the 1970s.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blind11-poster.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2445 aligncenter\" title=\"blind11-poster\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blind11-poster.jpg\" alt=\"blind11-poster\" width=\"296\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blind11-poster.jpg 449w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/blind11-poster-233x300.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boot Hill Blind Dead<\/strong> (US-2003; short; dir. Chris Mackey)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tagline<\/strong>: She came to the Wild West sideshow, not knowing she was the main attraction!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/boothillbd-vin2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2446\" title=\"boothillbd-vin2\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/boothillbd-vin2.jpg\" alt=\"boothillbd-vin2\" width=\"327\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/boothillbd-vin2.jpg 901w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/boothillbd-vin2-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/boothillbd-vin2-766x1024.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 327px) 100vw, 327px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The 16-minute film is cheaply made &#8212; and the image on this print a bit low res &#8212; but it&#8217;s worth staying through the slow beginning and rather static nature of the narrative to experience Ron Ford&#8217;s rather creepy performance as the sideshow spruiker. Of note is the music, which seems to originate from <a href=\"http:\/\/artists.mp3s.com\/artists\/55\/ghoultown.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ghoultown.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2447\" title=\"ghoultown\" src=\"http:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ghoultown.jpg\" alt=\"ghoultown\" width=\"407\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ghoultown.jpg 407w, https:\/\/roberthood.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/04\/ghoultown-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 407px) 100vw, 407px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The film<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vids.myspace.com\/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;videoid=2728576\">BOOT HILL BLIND DEAD<\/a><br \/>\n<object width=\"425\" height=\"360\" data=\"http:\/\/mediaservices.myspace.com\/services\/media\/embed.aspx\/m=2728576,t=1,mt=video,searchID=,primarycolor=,secondarycolor=\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/mediaservices.myspace.com\/services\/media\/embed.aspx\/m=2728576,t=1,mt=video,searchID=,primarycolor=,secondarycolor=\" \/><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Further Information<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0356435\/\" target=\"_blank\">IMDb<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/guestar57\/\" target=\"_blank\">Director&#8217;s website<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geocities.com\/smoozymoos\/bhbd.html\" target=\"_blank\">Other<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This weekend&#8217;s cinematic horror treat can be described as a western\/zombie mix loosely inspired by Amando de Ossorio&#8217;s Blind Dead series of films from the 1970s. Boot Hill Blind Dead (US-2003; short; dir. 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