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Baron Blood

1972 · 98 min

A slow, atmospheric gothic chiller with a campy edge, offering old-fashioned scares and a brooding castle setting.

Directed by
Mario Bava
Genres
Horror
Starring
Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti
Tagline
He sought the ultimate in HUMAN AGONY... with instruments of TORTURE ghastly beyond belief!
Overview
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.

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Directed by
Mario Bava
Genres
Horror
Starring
Joseph Cotten, Elke Sommer, Massimo Girotti
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • family
  • obsession
  • death
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror7
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity4
Emotional weight4

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Genres
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Written by
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