Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi

A vengeful witch and her fiendish servant return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant. Only the girl's brother and a handsome d...( read more  read more... )octor stand in her way.

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R, 1 hr. 27 min.

Directed by: Mario Bava

Release Date: December 31, 1960

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DVD Release Date: December 14, 1999

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  • November 4, 2008
    Bava's first effort as full time director and one of his best. Some of the creepiest and most memorable moments ever captured on film.
  • April 7, 2008
    Bava where have you been all my life?
  • October 15, 2007
    A stunningly atmospheric horror movie. The opening scene still has the capacity to shock but, on the whole, Bava was still mastering his craft here and it's a little rough around the edges. "Kill, Baby...Kill!", for example, is far superior. Barbara Steele, playing two roles, ex...( read more)cels as the evil witch Asa but is less convincing as the innocent Katia; perhaps I've just seen too many of her subsequent movies.
  • September 30, 2007
    Some awful dialogue and a woolly plot is compensated by superb visuals and a mean Gothic streak. Recommended.
  • August 19, 2007
    Probably the only Mario Bava film worth a damn even if it isn't very scary or gory by today's standards.
    Barbara Steele is the only good reason to watch this anyway and, since she plays two parts, you get twice as much of her for your money.
    It's just a pity that it wasn't filme...( read more)d in colour.
  • July 15, 2009
    I love lots of Bava films, but this is a good starting point
  • June 24, 2009
    This film had really nice special effects and a neat atmosphere. I was pleasantly surprised. I will check out more of Bava's films.
  • May 16, 2009
    Beautifully filmed witchcraft/vampire story with cult actress Barbara Steele. Mario Bava's masterpiece.
  • May 6, 2009
    Barbara Steele makes a sexy, scary debut in Bava's must-see horror classic. For an "old" film, the shocks can really get to you if you're expecting some sort of "B" movie. Absolutely watch this curled up on your couch in a dark room and definitely get the subtitled version, as th...( read more)e US dub altered a few plot points as well as some choice dialog.
  • February 24, 2009
    An amazing vampire film from Mario bava . The story an atophere is just amazing one of the best vampire movies

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February 5, 2008
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness

One of the cinema's preeminent examples of gothic horror. full review

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