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Black Sabbath

1963 · 96 min

A velvety, candlelit creep through three gothic nightmares, full of shadows, dread and lurid color that lingers after the lights come up.

Tagline
A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body...Where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest.
Overview
Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.

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Tone
  • eeriestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • fate
  • death
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
Places
  • single country house
  • big city
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • anthology
  • twist ending
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism3
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Mario Bava
Written by
Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua, Mario Bava
Starring
Boris Karloff, Mark Damon, Michèle Mercier, Susy Andersen, Lidia Alfonsi, Jacqueline Pierreux, Glauco Onorato, Massimo Righi
Music
Roberto Nicolosi
Cinematography
Ubaldo Terzano
Runtime
96 min
Country
France, Italy
Languages
Italian, English

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