Review of Black Sunday (1960) by Jeff N — 10 Aug 2007

Classic Italian gothic. Mario Bava is one of my favourite genre directors.

This review of Black Sunday (1960) was written by Jeff N on 10 Aug 2007.

Black Sunday has generally received positive reviews.

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