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Black Sabbath Overview:

Black Sabbath (1963) was a Horror - Film directed by Mario Bava and Salvatore Billitteri and produced by Salvatore Billitteri.

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Black Sabbath (1963)

Black Sabbath (I tre volti della paura) Directed by Mario Bava Written by Marcello Fondato, Alberto Bevilacqua and Mario Bava 1963/Italy Emmepi Cinematografica, Galatea Film, etc. First viewing/Netflix rental This is OK horror, stylishly presented by Mario Bava. There are a trio of stories here, ... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: BLACK SABBATH (1963)

Mario Bava's 1963 Italian-French horror anthology, Black Sabbath, is both lurid and literary, much like Roger Corman's Poe films from the same era, but without the cheeky black humor that pervades the Corman canon. Even more so than in Corman's loosest adaptations, the literary pedigrees of Bava's t... Read full article


Classic Films in Focus: BLACK SABBATH (1963)

Mario Bava's 1963 Italian-French horror anthology, Black Sabbath, is both lurid and literary, much like Roger Corman's Poe films from the same era, but without the cheeky black humor that pervades the Corman canon. Even more so than in Corman's loosest adaptations, the literary pedigrees of Bava's t... Read full article


Black Sabbath (1963) – UPDATED

This isn’t necessarily a reprint of my original review.  While the content of the film remains the same, Kino has released a restored Blu-ray edition.  I will include new information in italics regarding the placement of segments and bonus content. Today’s terrifying film is the 1963 ... Read full article


Saturday Morning Music Post – Black Sabbath and Jimmy Eat World

This week we came back with a selection of two albums. One that may have been on the forefront of the releases and another lesser known band that should have had a wider spread. Let’s do this alright? Black Sabbath – 13 – 2013 When I first heard that Sabbath had a new r... Read full article


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Black Sabbath Facts
Boris Karloff came onto the production because he was under contract with American International Pictures who were interested in doing another picture with Mario Bava.

The segment 'The Telephone' was the first Italian thriller to be shot in color.

There were additional scenes filmed with Boris Karloff introducing the segments, however AIP decided they were unnecessary and cut them from the film. Karloff would later say these introductions were some of the most fun he'd ever had on a film set.

This is the only film in which horror icon Boris Karloff plays a vampire.

The films Italian title is "I Tre volti della paura", which means "The Three Faces of Fear."

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