Mario Bava is considered by many the Godfather of several genres and filming techniques. His extensive work is regarded as highly influential for, among others, the gothic horror, giallo, atmospheric suspense, J-Horror (yes, J-Horror) and slasher styles. Popular directors such as...( read more)
Boris Karloff, Glauco Onorato, Lidia Alfonsi
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 th...( read more
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DVD Release Date: August 1, 2000
Stats: 189 reviews
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Flixster Reviews (189)
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October 26, 2009
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November 4, 2008
An uneven trilogy of horror frm the master Mario Bava. At worst, it is good, and at it's best, it is absolutely first fate, especially the segment with Boris Karloff in one of his most chilling performances ever! And it's Boris who raises this to 4 1/2 stars, along with Bava's ee...( read more)
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November 10, 2007
somewhat campy but still cool italian 'trilogy of terror.' beautiful atmospheric lighting
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October 10, 2007
A magnificent trio of short horror tales by Mario Bava. Curiously, although it has the highest production values, a strong literary source and a big star, the central Boris Karloff segment, "The Wurdulak", is my least favourite, though it's still excellent and is beautifully shot...( read more)
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August 26, 2007
Good, not great. Extra marks for Karloff's eyebrows.
Drop of Water is by far the best segment. If you want to see a feature length film on par with it's creepy scale, Check out Roman Polanski's the Tenant -
October 19, 2009
This is a 3 short film collection (about 30 Min Each) from Mario Bava, and who better to narrate the beginning but Boris Karloff. These having been filmed in the 1960 time frame I can see where a lot of the short story TV Films came from ie Tales of the Crypt just to name one. Th...( read more)
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June 28, 2009
Finally watched this! I think 'The Telephone' is my favourite segment, I really enjoyed the whole trio though. Awesome imagery!
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February 14, 2009
Italian horror master Mario Bava directs this cool horror anthology. It's very striking to watch,and at times very unnerving and affective. Back in the day,this must have scared Italian audiences silly. The first story ' The Telephone' is a nice little slice of suspense with a t...( read more)
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February 13, 2009
With the exception of the telephone segment, I thought that this was an excellent movie. The cinematography was much better than I thought this was going to be. Heck, this whole movie was much better than I thought it was going to be. The ghost story was pretty creepy, but the la...( read more)
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