
A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.... (Full plot summary below)
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A young man, Peter, returns to Austria in search of his heritage. There he visits the castle of an ancestor, a sadistic Baron who was cursed to a violent death by a witch whom the Baron had burned at the stake. Peter reads aloud the incantation that causes Baron Blood to return and continue his murderous tortures.
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| Combustible CelluloidJeffrey M. AndersonBava uses his trademark brilliant color cinematography to amazing effect within the huge, old castle, though the movie as a whole is a shade or two less effective than the similar Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966). |
| Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)Ken HankeDistinctive Bava look, distinctive incoherent plot. How did Joseph Cotten come to this? |
| User ReviewBrandon SNot the most original story ever, but the lighting and camera moves make up for it. Signature Mario Bava, it is like Scooby Doo on steroids. |
| User ReviewMark COkay, now this is the kinda Bava film I'm accustomed to watching! Awesome Gothic settings, crumbling castles and a decent amount of suspense easily elevate this one to the top of any re-watch list. Well worth a look. |
| User ReviewJohnny BAs older horror films go, it's passable. The atmosphere and cinematography are top-notch. |
| User ReviewAllan TA much under rated film that is less a Bava classic and more a gory Hammer Horror standard. Where some have described the plot as obvious or plodding I have always found it brooding and still remember how scared I was when I first saw BB as a nine year old. There are screams, there is gore, there is wonderful Gothic architecture and the lighting is muted to the point of being annoying. In other words it's a perfect movie to watch on a wet winter's night when there are strange noises outside and the hairs on the back of your neck are starting to prickle.. |
| User ReviewCaleb DUh, Elke Sommer is in this. 'Nuff said. Who does she look like, or who does she remind me of? Does anybody know? Especially when she looks to one side or the other... Oh yeah, and pretty typical Bava - which is not bad. Visually stunning. Kinda scary. Not as much gore as there should have been; then again, the iron maiden scene is all the more effective because of this. I mean, Joseph Cotten is the Superman of good looks. He actually looks like a human cartoon. And Elke Sommer is even prettier. And there's a TON of fog. Not even the movie "The Fog" had this much fog. |
| User ReviewTim HNot one of my favorite Mario Bava films. Sure, the excellence in cinematography and set design are there, but it just doesn't have the energy of the better Bava films. |
| User ReviewNicolas DFairly good looking gothic horror flick, featuring an unexpected performance (albeit, not a good one) from Joseph "Citizen Kane" Cotten. |
| User ReviewMichael GBava doesn't quite have the monster movie thing down. Has it's moments, but overall just a mediocre Gothic horror. |