Mario Bava: Maestro of Macabre

The ultimate Bava classic. Its incredible. It just draws you in and doesnt let go till the end!

Iam not too big on the whole Sword and Sandle films. But Bava and Lees name brought me to this film. Its one of the most magically stunning films, visually. The story was fun enough also to keep my attention. The acting is hammy but who the hell cares with the visual orgasm this film gives. Bava fans take note....its one of his best in the visuals dept.

Hailed as the first Giallo. But less seedier than the traditional giallo. The Girl Who Knew to Much is a fantastic film. The Bava look is full in effect! The thing that does suck for us English only speaking Chaps; as the film is spoken in Italian and subtitled. Now i could care less about reading subtitles, but when its Bava you want to absorb as much of the imagry as possible! Thats the only downside to this film. And truthfully its not even that bad of a thing. Theres plenty of suspence to allow the veiwer to admire the artistry the Bava so well crafts.
TGWKTM has a sleek and rather familar story. The whole twist has been done in many other Giallos so its not that hard to figure out. The humor throughout is actually pretty funny and the very last gimmick is laugh out loud halarious!
Bavas first foray into the Giallo is defiantly a winner!

Awsome film from Bava. The Wurdulake is gothic horror at its best. And The Drop of Water segment is sooo freakin scary!

Blood and Black Lace is a freakin masterpeice! Mario Bava fills this film with vivid colors and beautiful sets. He was a perfectionist, and it shows. He not only handled the direction of the film, he also did the lighting and set designs. He is truly an underrated Director, and thats a big understatment. He influenced everyone from Dario Argento to Francis Ford Coppola. And his name should be mention along with names like Hitchcock, Welles, Coppola, Lynch and any other respected known film director.
Blood and Black Lace is not the first Giallo film. But it is the film which kicked off the Giallo Boom in the 60's and 70's. Yet no other Giallo film it influenced matches the same quality Blood and Black Lace offers. Highly recommended to those who appreciate film as an art form. Its a breath taking film. As gorgeous as it is sleazy and sadistic.

Bava amazes with his uncanny ability to make a low budget film look like its 1,000,000 for its time! Great twilight zone type story too.

Another beautiful film from Bava. Well paced and great story. My personal fav. in the Bava library.

ultra cool Bava film. Fab sets and lighting. Bava is a genius at camera shots. Fun and campy.

Arguably the first film that could be considered a Slasher at least because of the first 45 minutes. But Bay Of Blood is much more than that. Although thin on story its definatly worth the while for the incredible Bava style. There are some beautiful images goin on in this pic.
The first nine minutes is pretty shocking and by far some of the best moments in the film. The scene with the Octopus on the corpse is errie and gorgeous all at the same time.
Definatly on of his weaker films...that ending is fucking awful....but still wiorth the price and the time!

Bavas surreal masterwork. He blurs the line between reality and imagination. Its a film that demeands total attention from the veiwer and lets us come to our own conclusions. One of my favorite from the italian master.

BAron Blood is not the greatest Bava film ever made. But it is a fun time. There are some great set peices and the lighting as always kicks Dago ass. The Baron is creepy as hell...at least when hes still a decomposing wreck. But ultimatly he looses that creepy presence when he "regenerates"
Baron Blood is a modern day horror film with alot of gothic atmosphere, great sets and a creepy villian.

Although rumored to be more of a direction by son Lamberto, Shock deals with more mature subject matter than Bava previously dealt with. Great camera tricks give way to a great jump out of your seat scene.