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Old 23rd January 2013, 12:53 PM
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Mario Bava's Black Sabbath Arrow Dual Format



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 terrorised 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 & ‘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
- Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the film by critic David Cairns and a substantial interview with AIP Producer Samuel Z. Arkoff on his experiences of working with Bava, conducted by Tim Lucas, illustrated with original stills and posters

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Released 29/04/2013
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My pick of the bunch. This is around 4 in my top 10 Horror films of all time.
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It really is a true gem of a film, and also the inspiration for the name of a certain Heavy Metal band from Brum after seeing people queing up to watch this at the cinema #totallypointlesstriviafromrik
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A stunning film. Absolutely brilliant. A must-buy.

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Yep'.The Wurdulak' segment is worth the price alone.
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Oddly and possibily controversially the 'Wurdulak' segment is my least favourite, The Drop of Water is spine-tingling and that bloody face is haunting.
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I don't understand why there's no Limited Slipcase Edition, though...

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Oddly and possibily controversially the 'Wurdulak' segment is my least favourite, The Drop of Water is spine-tingling and that bloody face is haunting.
They're all great,but yeah that is controversial!

The sense of dread and anticipation it works up is tremendous!
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Oddly and possibily controversially the 'Wurdulak' segment is my least favourite
Ditto. Can't get enough of the Drop of Water segment though, a true mini masterpiece of horror cinema. The first segment is good silly fun. The Wurdulak I find drags a little in comparison . . .
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Are we to assume that Slipcases are done now? Being they were going to be done for key releases only I'd have expected to see them on the Bava titles. Particularly given the LE status of Black Sunday and Lisa and the Devil.
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