Format
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath (Blu-ray & DVD)
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.
Tracklist
-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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