Black Sabbath (Includes DVD)

Black Sunday was such a huge hit that a follow-up was swiftly demanded, and horror maestro Mario Bava duly devised this three-part horror anthology blending modern and period stories.

In the giallo-style 'The Telephone', a woman is terrorized by her former pimp after his escape from prison, and tries to escape him with the help of her lesbian lover, who has a dark secret of her own. In the Victorian-era 'The Drop of Water', a nurse steals a ring from the corpse of a dead spiritualist, which naturally tries to get it back. But it's the 19th-century Russian story 'The Wurdalak' that comes closest to Bava's earlier classic, with the great Boris Karloff as a much-loved paterfamilias who might not be entirely what he seems.

Bava's direction is as stylish as ever, and Black Sabbath is almost a compendium of his favourite themes.

Special Features:

• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of two versions of the film; 'I tre volti della paura' - the European version with score by Roberto Nicolosi and 'Black Sabbath' - the re-edited and re-dubbed AIP version with Les Baxter score, on home video for the first time
• English SDH subtitles for English Audio and a new English subtitle translation of the Italian audio
• Audio Commentary with Bava biographer and expert Tim Lucas
• Introduction to the film by author and critic Alan Jones
• A Life In Film - An Interview with star Mark Damon
• Three Faces of Black Sabbath - A comparison of the different versions of the film
• International Trailer
• US Trailer
• Italian Trailer
• TV and Radio Spots

“Vintage Bava… “Pictorially it's amazing” – Time Out

“There's scarcely a scene in this film that doesn't deserve to be a poster” – EyeforFilm

“the best showcase yet for his uniquely visual cinematic talent” – DVD Savant