Review of Black Sabbath (1963) by Allan C — 05 Nov 2016

Terrifically moody and stylish Mario Bava directed horror anthology film. Boris Karloff introduces each of the three stories and plays a vampire in one of the tales. The most interesting story is the second one involving a woman in an apartment who's terrorized by a mysterious and threatening caller.

This segment could really be considered a forerunner of the Italian Giallo films of the 1970s. The stories themselves are not all that original, but Bava is one of the most talented directors around for creating striking visuals and he's firing on all cylinders in this one.