Bay of Blood 1971  R, 82 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller / Mystery
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
Carnage
Twitch of the Death Nerve
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Camaso, Anna Maria Rosati, Chris Avram, Leopoldo Trieste, Laura Betti, Brigitte Skay, Isa Miranda, Paola Montenero, Guido Boccaccini, Roberto Bonanni, Giovanni Nuvoletti, Renato Cestie, Nicoletta Elmi
Director Mario Bava is at his gruesome "best" as killings are accomplished in every manner possible, and the film may still hold the record for body count. It also inspired many slasher movies to follow, including the "Halloween" and "Friday the 13th" series. Oh, there is a plot of sorts: a fight for the inheritance of land on the bay.
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Blood and Black Lace 1964 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Thomas Reiner, Ariana Gorini, Dante DiPaolo, Mary Arden, Franco Ressel, Claude Dantes, Massimo Righi, Luciano Pigozzi, Harriet Medin, Francesca Ungaro
A model, Isabella (Francesca Ungaro), is killed in a fashion salon run by Contessa Cristina Como (Eva Bartok) and her lover Max (Cameron Mitchell). Isabella left a diary, and now other models are being murdered as the killer searches for the diary.
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Danger: Diabolik 1968 N/R, 99 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: John Phillip Law, Marisa Mell, Michel Piccoli, Adolfo Celi, Terry-Thomas, Claudio Gora, Mario Donen, Renzo Palmer, Caterina Boratto, Lucia Modugno, Andrea Bosic, Giulio Donnini
The authorities of a European country are frustrated in their efforts to catch master criminal Diabolik (John Phillip Law) who, with his girlfriend/assistant Eva (Marisa Mell), continues to pull of big heists while killing anyone in his way. The police minister finally makes a deal with the underworld to help in the chase as Diabolik becomes a hero to the population through his exploits.
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Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs 1966  N/R, 85 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Vincent Price, Fabian, Franco Franchi, Ciccio Ingrassia, Laura Antonelli, Moa Tahi
This sequel to "Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine" again stars Vincent Price as the weird doctor experimenting with the design of sexy women robots. With his improvements in place, the robots now explode when their navels are touched, and they are sent out to kill high-ranking NATO officers. Even Vincent can't make this interesting.
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Hatchet for the Honeymoon 1970  PG, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Thriller
aka: Blood Brides
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Stephen Forsyth, Dagmar Lassander, Laura Betti, Gerard Tichy, Jesus Puente, Femi Benussi, Luciano Pigozzi, Antonia Mas, Veronica Llimera, Silvia Lienas
Successful, but impotent, fashion designer John Harrington (Stephen Forsyth) is also a murderer of women who have modeled his creations. As the killings continue, we start seeing the problems that drive John. Bloody, as is common with Bava, but with Bava's unique style.
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Hercules in the Haunted World 1961  N/R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Adventure / Fantasy
aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
Director: Mario Bava, Franco Prosperi
Cast: Reg Park, Christopher Lee, Franco Giacobini, Leonora Ruffo, Giorgio Ardisson, Ida Galli, Marisa Belli, Ely Drago, Mino Doro, Monica Neri
Hercules (Reg Park) must save the dying princess (Leonora Ruffo), and the only way is to obtain a magical stone from Hell. So, our hero descends to Hell where he encounters many obstacles. Is he up to the challenge?
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The House of Exorcism 1973 R, 95 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: Lisa and the Devil
The Devil in the House of Exorcism
Director: Mario Bava, Alfredo Leone
Cast: Telly Savalas, Elke Sommer, Sylva Koscina, Alessio Orano, Alida Valli, Espartaco Santoni, Gabriele Tinti, Kathy Leone, Eduardo Fajardo, Franz von Treuberg
Lisa (Elke Sommer) gets lost while touring Italy. She ends up in a mansion that is truly weird: corpses, wax dummies (one that looks like her), a depraved family, and a strange housekeeper (Telly Savalas) who is the Devil. A gory, unsettling film.
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Kill, Baby... Kill! 1966 N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Curse of the Living Dead
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Erika Blanc, Giacomo Rossi-Stuart, Giana Vivaldi, Fabienne Dali, Piero Lulli, Max Lawrence, Micaela Esdra, Franca Dominici, Giuseppe Addobbati, Valeria Valeri
In this film, one of Mario Bava's best, a small town is beset by mysterious murders. When autopsies show a gold coin imbedded in each victim's heart, the police bring in the resident witch to help in the investigation. The witch had placed the coins there to protect the individual from the evil baroness who is under the spell of her daughter (who was murdered years before and wants revenge). The baroness MUST be destroyed.
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Planet of the Vampires 1965  N/R, 86 min.
Genre: Foreign / Sci-Fi
aka: Planet of Blood
The Demon Planet
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Angel Aranda, Evi Marandi, Stelio Candelli, Fernando Villena, Franco Andei, Mario Morales, Ivan Rassimov, Massimo Righi
Horrormeister Mario Bava presents one of his better ultra low budget films in which two spaceships head for the planet Aura to investigate. One of the ships crashes, and on investigation it is found that the crew died fighting each other. Then the problems start, as the vampire inhabitants try to take over the crew's minds in order to escape the planet. Eerie.
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Rabid Dogs 1974  N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
aka: Kidnapped
Director: Mario Bava, Lamberto Bava
Cast: Riccardo Cucciolla, Lea Lander, Maurice Poli, George Eastman, Don Backy, Erika Dario, Maria Fabbri, Luigi Antonio Guerra, Francesco Ferrini, Emilio Bonucci, Ettore Manni
Bank robbers (George Eastman, Maurice Poli, and Don Backy) kidnap a young woman (Lea Lander), a man (Riccardo Cucciolla), and his sick child when they hijack a car in a desperate effort to find safety in Rome.
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Roy Colt and Winchester Jack 1970 N/R, 100 min.
Genre: Comedy / Western
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Brett Halsey, Charles Southwood, Marilu Tolo, Teodoro Corra, Guido Lollobrigida, Isa Miranda, Bruno Corazzari, Federico Boido, Franco Pesce, Mauro Bosco
This comedy/spaghetti Western rip-off of the popular Westerns of the time follows gunslingers Roy Colt (Brett Halsey) and Winchester Jack (Charles Southwood) as they start out by saving a native American prostitute, Mahila (Marilu Tolo), from a murder charge. The trio, along with Monseignor (Teodoro Corra) and his outlaw gang, search for a buried fortune. Some good Bava touches, especially interesting photo shots.
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Shock 1977 R, 92 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
aka: Beyond the Door II
Director: Mario Bava
Cast: Daria Nicolodi, John Steiner, David Colin Jr., Ivan Rassimov, Nicola Salerno, Paul Costello
Young Marco (David Colin Jr.) lives with his troubled mother, Dora (Daria Nicolodi), and her second husband, Bruno (John Steiner). Marco has supernatural powers, and his dead father who has been killed and is walled up in the basement, connects with Marco to seek revenge. Another unique Mario Bava film with his eerie photography–the last film for the master Italian horror director.
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Ulysses 1954  N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Adventure
aka: Ulisse
Director: Mario Camerini, Mario Bava
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Silvana Mangano, Anthony Quinn, Rossana Podesta, Sylvie, Franco Interlenghi, Piero Lulli, Teresa Pellati, Jacques Dumesnil, Daniel Ivernel, Elena Zareschi, Evi Maltagliati, Ludmilla Dudarova, Tania Weber, Alessandro Fersen
Following the Trojan War, Ulysses (Kirk Douglas) journeys home to Ithaca where his faithful wife Penelope (Silvana Mangano) and son Telemachus (Franco Interlinghi) wait for his return. Ulysses encounters numerous obstacles along the way–including Cyclops, singing Sirens that induce madness, and deceptive Circe (also Silvana Mangano). Finally, after many years, Ulysses arrives home to Penelope where one final challenge awaits.
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| 1. Bay of Blood (1971)
aka: Last House on the Left, Part II
aka: Carnage
aka: Twitch of the Death Nerve
2. Black Sabbath (1964)
3. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
4. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
5. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
6. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
aka: Blood Brides
7. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
aka: Hercules at the Center of the Earth
8. The House of Exorcism (1973)
aka: Lisa and the Devil
aka: The Devil in the House of Exorcism
9. Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)
aka: Curse of the Living Dead
10. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
aka: Planet of Blood
aka: The Demon Planet
11. Rabid Dogs (1974)
aka: Kidnapped
12. Roy Colt and Winchester Jack (1970)
13. Shock (1977)
aka: Beyond the Door II
14. Ulysses (1954)
aka: Ulisse
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