Blood and Black Lace (Devil’s Advocates) – book
Blood and Black Lace is a 2019 book by Roberto Curti in the ‘Devil’s Advocates’ series by Auteur Publishing. It will be available on 30 May 2019. Mario Bava’s Blood and …
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Kill, Baby… Kill! – Italy, 1966 – reviews
Kill, Baby… Kill! – original title: Operazione paura [“Operation Fear”] – is a 1966 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava from a screenplay by Romano Migliorini and Roberto Natale. It is known under …
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Caltiki The Immortal Monster – Italy, 1959
‘Terror amok! Hungry for the flesh of the world!’ Caltiki The Immortal Monster – original title: Caltiki il mostro immortale – is a 1959 Italian science fiction horror film directed by Riccardo Freda and …
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Burg Kreuzenstein – Austrian castle
Burg Kreuzenstein is a castle near Leobendorf in Austria situated at an altitude of 265 meters. It was constructed on the remains of an early medieval castle that had fallen into disrepair …
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Baron Blood – Italy, West Germany, 1972
‘He sought the ultimate in human agony… with instruments of torture ghastly beyond belief!’ Baron Blood – original title: Gli orrori del castello di Norimberga “The Horror of Castle Nuremberg” – …
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Inferno – Italy, 1980 – reviews
Inferno is a 1980 Italian supernatural horror feature film written and directed by Dario Argento. The movie stars Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Sacha Pitoeff, Daria Nicolodi, Alida Valli and …
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Les Baxter – composer
Les Baxter (March 14, 1922 – January 15, 1996) was an American musician and composer. Although he is best known as a practitioner of exotica music, he also scored several …
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The Entrance to Hell – mythical location
The entrance to Hell – or more accurately, entrances – has been designated at various locations on the surface of the Earth from ancient times right up to the present day. They have acquired …
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Armando Trovajoli – composer
Armando Trovajoli composed over three hundred film scores from the early 1950s up until as recently as 2010. Amongst his most famous works are Marriage, Italian Style (one of several …
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Lisa and the Devil – Italy, Spain, 1972 – reviews
Lisa and the Devil (Italian: Lisa e il diavolo) is a 1972 Italian-Spanish horror feature film directed by Mario Bava. The movie stars Telly Savalas (Horror Express), Elke Sommer, Silva …
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Shock aka Beyond the Door II – Italy, 1977 – reviews
‘A new look at the face of evil’ Shock – original title: Schock; also released as Beyond the Door II – is a 1977 Italian horror film directed by Mario Bava (Blood and …
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Vampix – British VHS label
Vampix was a British video label imprint that specialised in horror films. It was a subsidiary of distributor Videomedia. Most Vampix releases were British and European horror films from the 1960s …
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Black Sunday aka The Mask of Satan – Italy, 1960 – reviews
‘The undead demons of Hell terrorize the world in an orgy of stark horror’ Black Sunday (original title: La maschera del demonio; also known as The Mask of Satan and, in the UK, as Revenge …
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Planet of the Vampires – Italy, Spain, 1965 – reviews
Planet of the Vampires (Italian: Terrore nello spazio) is a 1965 Italian/Spanish science fiction horror film directed by Mario Bava. The film stars Barry Sullivan and Norma Bengell. The screenplay, by Bava, …
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A Bay of Blood – Italy, 1971 – reviews
‘They came seeking pleasure, they found death’ A Bay of Blood – Italian title: Reazione a catena (Ecologia del delitto) “Chain Reaction (Ecology of a Crime)” is a 1971 Italian giallo horror film directed by Mario Bava. Bava …
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Black Sabbath – Italy, 1963 – reviews
Black Sabbath – original title: I tre volti della paura “The Three Faces of Fear” – is a 1963 Italian horror film anthology directed by Mario Bava (Black Sunday; Lisa and the Devil; Shock). The film comprises …
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Blood and Black Lace – Italy |France | West Germany, 1964 – reviews
‘A fashion house of glamorous models… becomes a terror house of blood!!’ Blood and Black Lace – original title: Sei donne per l’assassino; “Six Women for the Murderer” – is a 1964 Italian/French/West German …
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