Legendary Scream Queen Barbara Steele (Shivers, Caged Heat) stars in this classic slice of gothic terror… A beautiful witch is sentenced to death for her evil deeds by her own brother, condemned to die by having a metal mask hammered onto her face, before being burnt at the stake. As she passes and the spikes of the death mask pierce her flesh, she puts a terrible curse on all her future descendants…
But, when two unwitting travellers discover her final resting place and worse, drip blood on her resting corpse, they unleash her once again in all her stunningly beautiful, terrifying glory… Banned in the UK on its release, Black Sunday is a groundbreaking film that opened the door for Spaghetti horror in all its gory glory.
Blu-Ray Special Features
– High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) and Standard Definition DVD presentation of two versions of the film; The Mask of Satan – the European version with score by Roberto Nicolosi & Black Sunday – the re-edited and re-dubbed AIP version with Les Baxter score, on home video for the first time anywhere in the world
– Three audio versions: Optional Italian, European English and AIP English re-dub and re-score
– English SDH subtitles for both English versions 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
– Interview with Black Sunday star and horror icon Barbara Steele
– Deleted Scene from the Italian version with notes by Tim Lucas
– International Trailer
– US Trailer
– Italian Trailer
– TV Spot
– I Vampiri (1956) – Italy’s first ever sound-era horror film directed by Riccardo Freda and Mario Bava
– US I Vampiri Trailer – ‘The Devil’s Commandment’
– Trailer reel – trailers of all the major works by Mario Bava
– Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Graham Humphreys
– Collector’s booklet featuring new writing on the films by Matt Bailey and Alan Jones, as well as a statement by Riccardo Freda on I vampiri and Bava, translated from the original Italian for the first time, illustrated with original archive stills and posters
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