Mario Bava – We Have Issues

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What, you didn’t think hiring an auteur to leap aboard a franchise movie and craft a new, distinctive adventure for a recognizable character was a

Black Sabbath (1963) – Review

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Just how exactly does a film that isn’t a household name get to be so ridiculously influential? Think I’m overacting? OK, stick with me here:

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When it comes to delivering the atmospheric goods to a horror film, Mario Bava stands as a true pioneer. Whether he was beating the likes

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While Mario Bava doesn’t seem to get as much credit for creating a certain kind of visual style (I didn’t see him get name-dropped in

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With movies such as Blood And Black Lace and A Bay Of Blood, visually extravagant director Mario Bava is rightfully credited for helping sow the

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While Dario Argento is rightfully credited as the uncontested ruler of the slash-tastic murder mystery genre known as Giallo, one of the vital creators of

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When people throw around well deserving names like Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci when describing the pinnacles of Italian horror, another name that isn’t hurled