Having recently watched John Frankenheimer's superb Seven Days in May again, I became interested in revisiting his 1977 thriller Black Sunday. I saw it during its original theatrical run--and that may have been the one and only time. To my surprise, my assessment of the film has not deviated over th read more
Black Sunday (La maschera del demonio)
Directed by Mario Bava
Written by Ennio De Concini and Mario Serandrei from a story by Nikolai Gogol
1960/Italy/USA
Galatea Film/Jolly Film/Alta Vista Productions
First viewing/Netflix rental
One of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Director Bava shows read more
If you’re a long-time Journeys in Classic Film follower you know I’ve watched many a Mario Bava film courtesy of Kino Classics’ Mario Bava collection. I would never tout myself as an expert on the Italian gorehound’s work, but after watching Black Sunday everything I presumed read more
Black Sunday is currently available on Mubi. Sign up for a free trial here. Before gore, atmosphere has to be right when it comes to making an effective horror movie. Gore is often disgusting, but rarely the cause of fear and terror. Nausea, maybe, but blood and guts don’t have the same impac read more
