Black Sabbath
dir. Mario Bava · 1963
Plot
A trio of atmospheric horror tales about: A woman terrorized in her apartment by phone calls from an escaped prisoner from her past; a Russian count in the early 1800s who stumbles upon a family in the countryside trying to destroy a particularly vicious line of vampires; and a 1900-era nurse who makes a fateful decision while preparing the corpse of one of her patients - an elderly medium who died during a seance.
Why watch
A woman receives unsettling phone calls from a figure tied to her past, plunging her into a psychological nightmare. As the tension escalates, the film unfolds through a series of atmospheric tales that intertwine fear, morality, and the supernatural. Watching it is like stepping into a darkened room filled with whispers and shadows, where every corner holds a secret waiting to be uncovered.
Talking points
- the evolution of horror in cinema
- the role of fear in storytelling
- moral ambiguity in supernatural narratives