This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 Shots From 4 Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we continue the 1960s!
4 Shots From 4 Horror Films
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava)
2,000 Maniacs (1964, dir by Herschell Gordon Lewis)
Repulsion (1965, dir by Roman Polanski)
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, the Shattered Lens pays tribute to the memory and the legacy of the maestro of horror himself, Mario Bava! Bava was born 111 years ago, today.
6 Shots From 6 Mario Bava Films
Black Sunday (1960, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Planet of the Vampires (1965, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Bay of Blood (1971, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Shock (1977, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Alberto Spagnoli)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Today, we pay tribute to the year 1964 with….
4 Shots From 4 1964 Films
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964, dir. Stanley Kubrick, DP: Gilbert Taylor)
The Naked Kiss (1964, dir by Samuel Fuller, DP: Stanley Cortez)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano)
The Night of the Iguana (1964, dir by John Huston, DP: Gabriel Figueroa)
8 Shots From 8 Films is just what it says it is, 8 shots from 8 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 8 Shots From 8 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Today’s director is Mario Bava, the maestro of Italian horror and one of the most influential and important filmakers of all time!
8 Shots From 8 Mario Bava Films
Black Sunday (1960, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano and Mario Bava)
The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano)
Planet of the Vampires (1965, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Kill Baby Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Lisa and the Devil (1974, dir by Mario Bava. DP: Cecilio Paniagua)
Shock (1977, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Alberto Spagnoli and Mario Bava)
8 Shots From 8 Films is just what it says it is, 8 shots from 8 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 8 Shots From 8 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
This October, I am going to be using our 8 Shots From 8 Films feature to pay tribute to some of my favorite horror directors, in alphabetical order! That’s right, we’re going from Argento to Zombie in one month!
Today’s director is Mario Bava, the maestro of Italian horror and one of the most influential and important filmakers of all time!
8 Shots From 8 Mario Bava Films
Black Sunday (1960, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano and Mario Bava)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Ubaldo Terzano)
Planet of the Vampires (1965, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Kill Baby Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Bay of Blood (1971, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Lisa and the Devil (1974, dir by Mario Bava. DP: Cecilio Paniagua)
Shock (1977, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Alberto Spagnoli and Mario Bava)
4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 (or more) Shots From 4 (or more) Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we take a look at the mid-60s!
8 Shots From 8 Horror Films: The Mid 60s
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava DP: Mario Bava)
The Birds (1963, dir by Alfred Hitchcock, DP: Robert Burks)
The Raven (1963, dir by Roger Corman, DP: Floyd Crosby)
The Evil of Frankenstein (1963, dir by Freddie Francis, DP: John Wilcox)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964, dir by Roger Corman, DP: Nicolas Roeg)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Mario Bava)
Planet of the Vampires (1965, dir by Mario Bava, DP: Antonio Rinaldi)
Rasputin The Mad Monk (1966, dir by Don Sharp, DP: Michael Reed)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
106 years ago today, the greatest of all director, Mario Bava, was born in Italy! Today is a bit of a holiday here at the TSL Bunker. In honor of the great Mario Bava, here are….
4 Shots from 4 Films
Black Sabbath (1963, dir by Mario Bava)
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava)
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava)
Bay of Blood (1971, dir by Mario Bava)
Welcome to the weirdly wonderful world of giallo, pioneered by the late Italian maestroMario Bava . Though Bava’s THE GIRL WHO KNEW TOO MUCH (released stateside as EVIL EYE) is considered by connoisseurs the first, it was BLOOD AND BLACK LACE that defined the genre, with its comingling of crime drama, murder mystery, and horror elements coalescing into something truly unique. I hadn’t seen this film in decades before a recent rewatch, and was again dazzled by Bava’s technique. The film has proved to be highly influential in the decades-later slasher genre, yet has its roots set firmly in the past.
The opening sequence is a stunner, as we see the beautiful model Isabelle walking through a woodsy pathway on a dark and stormy night, stalked and then brutally murdered by a faceless, trenchcoated killer. From there, we’re introduced to the remaining cast, members of the haute couture fashion…
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This October, I’m going to be doing something a little bit different with my contribution to 4 Shots From 4 Films. I’m going to be taking a little chronological tour of the history of horror cinema, moving from decade to decade.
Today, we continue the 1960s!
4 Shots From 4 Films
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava)
2,000 Maniacs (1964, dir by Herschell Gordon Lewis)
Repulsion (1965, dir by Roman Polanski)
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, dir by Mario Bava)
4 Shots From 4 Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films is all about letting the visuals do the talking.
Welcome to a special Mario Bava-themed edition of 4 Shots From 4 Films. Today is the maestro’s birthday and therefore, a very important day to everyone who loves Italian cinema. All four of the shots below sprang from the imagination of Mario Bava.
Blood and Black Lace (1964, dir by Mario Bava)
Kill, Baby, Kill (1966, directed by Mario Bava)
Hatchet For The Honeymoon (1970, dir by Mario Bava)
Lisa and the Devil (1973, dir by Mario Bava)
(Anyone want to guess why I have a special place in my heart for the last film pictured?)
Through the Shattered Lens 