THE WHIP AND THE BODY

One of the strangest and most interesting films made by Mario Bava, a film featuring ahead-of-its-time perversity and the type of visual brilliance for which Bava is renowned

MACABRE

This gruesome and depraved yet subtle, atmospheric Italian horror fest was the directorial debut of Lamberto Bava, son of the legendary “Father of Italian horror” Mario Bava

BLACK SUNDAY (1961)

This was the first solo-directed film by the great Mario Bava, and remains his best-known work.  There’s an excellent reason for that, and for the fact that actress Barbara Steele became an icon.

SHOCK

A superb 1977 horror movie, the last to be directed by the late, great Mario Bava. A textbook example of how to build mood, tension and, yes, shock on a limited budget, it remains one of the best films of its kind

KILL, BABY KILL!

This mid-sixties creepfest is one of the most famous and influential films of Italy’s legendary Mario Bava

PLANET OF THE VAMPIRES

For the most part this 1965 horror/sci fi chiller is every bit as goofy as you might expect, yet worthy nonetheless for the stunning visuals, courtesy of the late, great Mario Bava

LA VENERE D’ILLE

This hour long film, jointly helmed by Mario and Lamberto Bava, is notable as the final directorial credit of the incomparable Mario, and the first for his son Lamberto