Black Sunday
Directed by Mario Bava
A vengeful witch returns to possess her descendant in Mario Bava's most famous film, which remains beloved by critics, horror historians, and directors like Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola (SLEEPY HOLLOW and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA both feature homages). Bava's major innovation was favoring thrilling visuals and European eroticism (still radical for 1960) over story. Even today, the film is regularly cited as one of the greatest horror movies of all time and scream queen Barbara Steele is still known as one of the most beautiful bad girls in horror history.
A vengeful witch returns to possess her descendant in Mario Bava's most famous film.
Cast: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Ivo Garrani
Member Reviews
One of my absolute favorites. Mario Bava is a master of his craft and Barbara Steele is a horror queen.
That was cute.
well done, classic plot and historically significant. You can really see how this influenced horror for years to come. +1 star for the historical importance -1 for the dialogue where people tell people things they both know in order to make sure the viewer can follow the story
One of my all-time favorites.
I thought it was a good watch , bavas movies are all decent I think I'd put it at number 2 on my list of his films I've seen. Interesting mix of genres and ideas, I love Black and White flicks brings a creepy old vibe .