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
The Mask Of Satan or Black Sunday is a 1960s supernatural horror film directed by Mario Bava and tells the story of two doctors who accidentally awaken a witch and her master who do Satan's bidding. The film is decent. I was into the film until 40 minutes in where I started to get bored with the film. The film doesn't necessarily get better in my opinion but it does alright with what it's got and the music in the film sounds great. The black and white color gives it a nice cozy feel but that's about it. So yeah.
I liked the atmosphere and the gorgeous black and white cinematography. Barbara Steel is very good in a dual role. I recommend this movie as a good starting point in Mario Bava's filmography. Have a nice viewing.
One of my all-time favorite movies ever made Barbara Steele is such a bad ass😈 an original Gothic horror movie that lives up to the hype🖤
Mario Bava's masterpiece.
Awesome move thank you