The set decoration, lighting, makeup and costumes are all really on point here. Dead of night, black sabbath oct 18, 2018 dead of night wasnt the first horror anthology film, but it was the first to make a lasting impact. Dead of night wasnt the first horror anthology film, but it was the first to make a lasting impact. Oct 29, 2014 classic rock greatest hits 60s,70s,80s top 100 best classic rock of all time duration. The horror film i tre volti della paura with michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, mark damon, susy andersen, rika dialina, glauco onorato, carla. Be sure to visit our website at to check out more rare and. From the early days, when black sabbath pioneered the genre, to the emergence of extreme subgenres like death metal and black metal, there has. With michele mercier, lidia alfonsi, boris karloff, mark damon. Directed by mario bava and starring boris karloff, mark damon, susy. This is a great anthology film by celebrated italian director mario black sunday bava. Classic rock greatest hits 60s,70s,80s top 100 best classic rock of all time duration. I didnt get a chance to see black sabbath until image released their dvd in the late nineties. She, and the black sabbath gal, pretty much show cgi and gallons of gore arent necessary to scare.
Nov 29, 20 las tres caras del miedo black sabbath mario bava, italia, 1963 trailer. I tre volti della paura original title not rated 1h 32min horror 6 may 1964 usa boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her rings rightful owner. Black sabbath was released on friday the th, february 1970, and reached number 8 in the uk albums chart. May 01, 20 the band was inspired to write the song when they saw a movie theater playing the 1963 boris karloff film black sabbath. Black sabbath is an excellent horror anthology movie by the master mario bava. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear the three faces of terror quotes. Black sabbath consists of three short horror stories that take three different approaches to the genre.
Feb 20, 2008 a live recording of the song scary dreams, performed by black sabbath during ozzfest 2001. Though this was before slender man came out so who knows what his list looks like now. Black sabbath and the secret of scary music psychology today. I tre volti della paura aka the three faces of fear. Records, the album reached number 23 on the billboard 200, where it remained for over a year. Mario bavas black sabbath an anthology horror film with 3 tales, a memorable face and a lasting impact. Jun 02, 2014 a tribute to black sabbath right here with a new song that still has not become a studio track, unless its still unreleased so enjoy this rare black sabbath track here my friends and fans this is. Quentin tarantino was influenced by black sabbath1963 for his structure of pulp fiction1994. The american release of the film is also missing a comic coda featuring karloff riding on. Although tripped out in lsd lights, italian director mario bavas black sabbath is a gem of a film, probably the scariest anthology ever made. Mario bavas black sabbath will terrify you midnights this. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl.
This anchor bay release has the film in its original italian language with english subtitles only. The first glimpse of the house on haunted hill maid is, to me, the scariest part of the film. I m not sure it was the scariest thing ever,but it certainly had a unique atmosphere of. Black sabbath is the scariest song ever written louder. The monthly film bulletin stated that the eeriest thing about the picture is its decor especially the heavy, dusty interiors of the drop of water while noting the acting is very unstylish and made worse by dubbing. The film is centered on three separate tales that are introduced by boris karloff. I had read something by tim lucas where he had stated that the drop of water was the scariest horror short that has ever been made. Black sabbath is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava.
Much of the final short, the drop of water, but the ghoulish uncanny valley face of the dead medium stands out. A 17thcentury witch in the service of satan, her own brother condemned her to a brutal death. The detuned days wouldnt start until master of reality. The 1963 italian horror film yes, the one a certain band was named after has three segments than can and will haunt ones dreams. Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster. Aug 21, 2007 the climax to bavas black sabbath this feature is not available right now. A drop of water about a woman who steals a ring from a corpses. The three faces of fear is a 1963 horror anthology film directed by mario bava.
An example of mario bavas love for the art of painting and the realm of fantasy. Bavas film takes three very different horror stories and used some segments. I think these riffs are better for it, as the tonality allows the actual horror to shine through. Martin scorsese recently placed it fifth on his list of 11 scariest movies of all time.
Black sabbath 1963 trailer for mario bavas horror anthology. Moviechat forums black sabbath 1963 discussion scariest ever scariest ever posted 16 years ago by jargonaut73 73 replies jump to latest. A live recording of the song scary dreams, performed by black sabbath during ozzfest 2001. The band was inspired to write the song when they saw a movie theater playing the 1963 boris karloff film black sabbath. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear.
Black sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music. In the telephone, a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. Cult horror movie scene n74 black sabbath 1963 creepy old. The telephone is the third best tale but the most historical in the evoluation of the. The lost art form of the horror anthology doesnt get much creepier than black sabbath, a trilogy of chilling tales from italian horror maestro mario bava. The band helped define the genre with releases such as black sabbath 1970. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of fear the three faces of terror.
Boris karloff hosts a trio of horror stories concerning a stalked call girl, a vampirelike monster who preys on his family, and a nurse who is haunted by her rings rightful owner. Even when it slows towards the middle, the imagery and effects are remarkably done. Jun 07, 2018 occult chiller hereditary is the latest in a proud line of bigscreen bloodcurdlers. Ozzy osbourne may have just postponed his tour due to ill health, but to make up for that, take a look back at the satanic highs and tepid lows of his one. This anthology features three chilling horror stories. Ozzy osbourne says it was halloween every night when black sabbath played the title track to their 1970 debut album live in their early days. The scariest metal songs consequence of sound page 3.
Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces. A frenchitalian coproduction released in north america by american international pictures better known as aip, black sabbath is mario bavas take on the horror anthology film that would later become very popular thanks to the efforts of amicus studios in england. Those eyes and that grimace of a grin are still an incredibly creepy image. Host boris karloff and company had in mario bava a director who knew how to address the real anxieties beneath the horror story, fear of death and the unknown. Black sabbath were an english rock band, formed in birmingham in 1968, by guitarist and main songwriter tony iommi, bassist and main lyricist geezer butler, drummer bill ward and singer ozzy osbourne. It led off their selftitled 1970 debut album and ozzy says without that song, he wouldnt have been given his famous nickname. In the wurdalak, a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. Those classic riffs from black sabbath, nib, behind the wall of sleep etc, are all in the e to g keys. One of the best horror film anthologies of the 20th century. Bassist geezer butler observed that people loved seeing scary movies, but. Ozzy osbourne says that the track black sabbath is the scariest song ever written.
Day 1 just finished a few minutes ago, and what a rush. It consists of three stories that deals with different subjects and it is narrated by the horror legend boris karloff. One consistent positive that follows through all three in my opinion is the look of everything. Oct 25, 2019 from the early days, when black sabbath pioneered the genre, to the emergence of extreme subgenres like death metal and black metal, there has always been an association of fear and horror with. Black sabbath i tre volti della paura the three faces of. Black sabbath black sabbath official video youtube. Black sabbath1963 is at its most artful and scary in its original italian edition. A journalist investigates a series of murders in a remote village and uncovers black magic practices. From the triple birth of the slasher subgenre in 1960 with alfred hitchcocks psycho 1960, michael powells peeping tom 1960 and george franjus les yeux sans visage 1960 to cultauthors roman polanski, mario bava and george romero, the 60s have changed the face of horror movies and shaped all the archetypes and tropes that would inspire many classics of the following decades. While not able to put black sabbath aka the three faces of fear, or i tre volti della paura in italian on a pedestal like others may, it is nonetheless required viewing for classic horror fans and among the best of bavas work. American horror star boris karloff made a rare overseas appearance as host of these tales and provided an unforgettable appearance as the lead in one of them, the finest vampire tale in italian cinema and one of the best from any country to. Mick wall was a teenage black sabbath fan who, leaving school with no qualifications, somehow found himself working with the band.