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59K views · 1.3K reactions | Happy birthday to Italian auteur Mario Bava, whose film BLACK SABBATH was the inspiration for the band of the same name. The1963 anthology set new standards in graphic violence and spellbinding horror! Pick up THE MARIO BAVA COLLECTION from our store for even more moody, stylish horror films. | Scream Factory | Facebook

One of the most breathtaking horror films of all time, maestro Mario Bava’s stylish blood-soaked classic set a new standard for Italian horror – to be as beautiful as it is terrifying. Essential viewing for any horrorphile, don’t miss this gore-geous masterpiece on the big screen! BLOOD AND BLACK LACE plays on Saturday, October 11 @ 9:45pm. Get your 🎟️🎟️🎟️ in our 🔗🔝 | Vidiots

Mario Bava on why he chose ‘Terror’ as a form of expression: “Interviewer: Mr. Bava, your films made you famous as the “Hitchcock of Cinecittà”. Why did you choose terror as a form of expression? Bava: I don’t know. Terror fascinates me and attracts me for no particular reason. Maybe it’s a psychological thing. In real life I am easily scared, so when I shoot a horror movie it’s as if I am taking revenge on fear itself. The lights, the technicians and the actors on set make me overcome situation

“Italian Giallo sits somewhere b/w horror & thriller. There were other directors who created it [Mario Bava in particular], but I had my own style & take on it, starting with ‘The Bird with the Crystal Plumage’ (1970). I simply gave the genre my own signature.” Dario Argento | History of Cinema