Karloffs monster is really good makeup and creepy. He was an old vampire, which he never played so Bava made him as his Vampiro Italiano. Great reaction. Nobody does reactions to the old movies, good job 👍
Thanks Jesse! I loved seeing Karloff in this role. He is so wonderful. I like the idea of an old vampire too. This film has all the age of vampires covered! :)
This movie is very special to me because I saw it once in 1971 or 1973 so I was about 7 years old. I watched it on a black and white tv so at the time, I thought it was from the 1950s. The memories of certain scenes stayed in my head, but I didn’t know the title and I didn’t remember Boris Karloff being in it so I had no way to look for it. I happened to be watching something on UA-cam last year where they mentioned an old trilogy movie called Black Sabbath and I thought that could be the movie I haven’t seen for over 50 years and sure enough it was the one. I was so happy to see it again after all these years. Brought back so many memories
9:38 (Tengy) "Could Boris be any cuter? He's just adorable." I recall reading a reminiscence that Karloff was the sort of fellow who, if a dog had walked onto set during break, it would have went straight to Karloff and wagged its tail.
The first two episodes would've worked well for a "Tales of the Crypt" script, but It's the third episode that for me, would've made an outstanding feature film on it's own. Mario Bava's cinematography was top-notch. Karloff's Wurdelak gave the vampire genre a new concept, a vampire that kills only those he loves. I read that Karloff borrowed the look of his vampire from reading Stoker's Dracula. Dracula according to Bram Stoker, had a bushy eyebrows and a thick sweeping mustache and windblown wild hair, but he was never shown this way in any Dracula movie. Another great Mava Bava Gothic horror film is "Black Sunday" with Barbara Steele. BTW, I love your Goth look, Tengy.
thanks for those great comments Bob. I had meant to say in my commentary that the idea of the vampire who only preys on those they love is also one explored in The Vampire Lovers - Carmilla clearly loves her victims, but it still compelled to destroy them. I think you're right about the third story being ripe for being expanded into a feature of its own. My question though, is after they have all preyed on each other, who is there left for them to feed on next? If they only prey on those they love.... :)
Hi Tengy! I love this movie has to be one of my favorite Boris Karloff movies along with The Ghoul (1933) and one of my favorite Mario Bava movies along with Lisa and the Devil (1973). I first saw this movie on a local New England show called Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers. The first segment is terrifying, the second is definitely tense (I own the English version on Blu ray from Kino Lorber), the third wild. Apparently that was the first and only time Boris Karloff ever played a vampire. Great Episode!👻
Boris does such a great job as a vampire - especially the super creepy part when he takes the sickly gothic child! :O I haven't seen Lisa and The Devil but I would like to. Glad you enjoyed this! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies I highly recommend Lisa and the Devil. Telly Savalas is awesome. Another Karloff movie I'd like to see is The Crimson Cult with Christopher Lee and Barbara Steele. Did you know Karloff and Lee were neighbors?
Black Sunday is classic gothic style and the fan favorite. My “Tengy pick” would be Blood & Black Lace, which brings 60’s high fashion to the mix. The art design, lighting and photography are at their peak here. And cool models.
Both of those are on my list, thanks djmrjoel! If any are in the public domain - and I think Blood and Black Lace is - I'd love to feature them on this channel :)
@@mikesilva3868 I wanted to do Plan 9 but even though it is supposed to be public domain, I have not been able to get a copy past youtube's copyright checks. I have tried multiple time but it always blocks it :( I will see about Teenagers From Outer Space. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Teenagers From Outer Space is fun film that actually has a decent storyline and some of the worst monster special effects of all time.
I have this on Arrow Video blu ray, there are 2 versions of the movie on the blu ray the other version is the Italian version that has the stories in a different order
It was a co-production with American International (who only distributed Black Sunday) and the English version was targeted to a wider audience - it also has a different score - while the Italian version of The Telephone does have more adult elements (mostly through implication) and a less supernatural but more logical twist.
I really wonder how comes that a non-Italian person ended up watching Danger Diabilik and even enjoying it. Diabolik is a super famous Italian comic that changed morality in the Italy of the 60s. Even if for today’s standards the comic would result innocent and prudish, for the 60s it was a scandal. It was labeled for adults and the outrage that it caused was not as much for the kisses he used to share with his woman Eva Kant, but more for the fact that he was a criminal and he was the hero of the story. In Italy the cinematographic version had a discrete success because of the many fans of the comic would have never missed the opportunity for a new format of their hero, but I thought that out of Italy it would have passed unobserved. But i am glad you liked it. I liked it too , I saw it probably 15 times
It's great to see you review one of my faves! I've been watching this since I was 9 or 10 years old and I've always loved it. A few fun points: The witch scared the HELL out of me when I was little, and it wasn't until I was nearly grown that I realised it was a mannequin, not even an actor but just a prop. It's very frightening anyway. Mario Bava does have a bit of a dodgy reputation as a filmmaker but I don't think it's entirely deserved. You might also enjoy Blood and Black Lace (1964), Baron Blood (1972), and Lisa And The Devil (1974). He also directed the very silly superhero film Danger: Diabolik (1968) which was richly lampooned on Mystery Science Theatre 3000. One thing Bava was known for was colourful lighting, often called 'Christmas tree lighting' in the horror film world. This was something Dario Argento carried on in his films, especially Profondo Rosso (1976), Suspiria (1977), and Inferno (1980). I think a whole generation of younger Italian filmmakers owe something to Bava. Mario's son, Lamberto Bava, is also a film director and made the much-lauded horror film Demons (1986) amongst many others. Great review as always! :-)
I am a huge fan of Danger Diabolik - it's such great fun and so super stylish, and JPL and Marissa Mel are one of the most incredible looking screen couple ever! Is the witch a mannequin or a mask? Because the hands seem real and it does move sometimes? I wasn't sure. I'm new to the world of Giallo, but I'd like to see more. Thanks for your great comments! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies you're welcome as always! :-) I'm fairly certain it's a mannequin or a dummy. When it moves, they're pushing it from behind. Oh, and the film was released in Italian originally with Boris' and the other American or British actors' parts dubbed in. Boris' intros were not created until the film was being prepared for US release, and I really think they add so much. You're right, he clearly did have a lot of fun being Boris Karloff in things like this.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Dario Argento made some great early giallo before his move into stylish yet hardcore horror. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1971) and Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1973) are really good ones.
Thank you for reviewing Black Sabbath! I’ve always enjoyed this movie. There are a couple of British horror anthologies you might like; The House That Dripped Blood and Asylum. I enjoyed your review!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I have seen both of those and enjoyed them very much. I love how an anthology film gives you that variety, and they usually have great guest stars in the too. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies THE TELPHONE AMERICAN VERSION HE IS CORPSE. ROSIE WAS CALL GIRL IN THE HIGHEST PROFESHION. FRANK HER BOYFREIND CLIENT WAS TURNED IN BY ROSIE . BUY DRUG DEAL. COPS KILLED HIM. HES DEAD WHEN CALLEN HER. SHE KILLS HIM AGAIN BUT HE AS CORPSE. SAYS HE WILL RETURN. IN THE STORY YOU THINK HE IS ALIVE.... BUT ITS LIVE CORPES FRANK DIED TWICE. NOW IN ITALIAN VERSION FRANK ESCAPE PRISON AND KNOWS ROSIE TURNED HIM IN. MARY IN BOTH VERSIONS WAS ROSEY LOVER... BUT WAS THROWN OUT. THIS WHY YOU SEE MARY SAYEN. WHY WOULD YOU CALL ME OF ALL PEOPLE. AND SAYS I HAVE NO HARD FEELINGS. EVEN ROSIE SAYS IM SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TWO HURT. BUT IM FRIGHTEN. THE TELPHONE HAS VOYIAZM. LESBIAN. MURDER ITS PREATY HEAD AS GELLO PIECE. OK MARY GETS REVENGE BUY PRETENDIN SHES USEN NEWS PAPER ARTICLE ABOUT FRANKS ESCAPE. BY VOICE TRANSILATER. WE SEE THAT IN THE ITALIAN VERSION. NOW IN THE LETTER SHE WRITES THE VOICE OF FRANK WAS ME UNDERSTAND ME. IN AMERICAN VERSION SHE SAIS IN LETTER WHEN ROSIE WAKES UP. I PUT TRANQULIZER IN YOUR TEA NOT THAT I THINK YOU NEEDED BUT TO CONSULT SCHIRITRIST. THESE ILLUSIONS FRANK BEING ALIVE THREATEN YOUR LIFE OTHER SIGNS YOU NEED HELP. IN THE ITALIAN VERSION ROSEY FINDS ARTICLE FRANK ESCAPE OUT OF JAIL. IN AMERICAN VERSION LETTER IS PUT UNDER DOOR IN GHOSTLEY FASHION IT WRITES OUT. IT WONT BE LONG WILL BE TOGETHER SIGNED FRANK. MARYS MURDER IS MORE VICIOUS IN THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION. SHE IS CHOKE ALL THE WAY TO CHAIR TO FLOOR. THEN LIFTS HER HAIR. UP. SAIS YOU FILTHY B. YOU ALLWAYS HANGEN ON MY SLEEVES. ONE FIRST MOVIES WITH SWEAR. IN US VERSION FRANK YOU HERE ROSIE SAY FRANK YOUR DEAD. SHE STABS HIM WITH KNIFE MARY PUT UNDER PILLOW. TOLD HER YOU NEVER KNOW. IN ITALIAN VERSION FRANKS DEAD AND MARYS BODY IS LIEN ON HER BACK. WITH SIRENS IN BACK ROUND NO ZOOM OF PHONE OR ROSIES SCREAM. FRANK IS NOT GHOST IN THE ITALIAN VERSION ITS CRIME. . I PREFERE US VERSION. IT HAS SCENE OF INTRUDER OUTSIDE. IN ITALIAN VERSION MARY ARIVES REAL QUICK. GREETS ROSEY AT DOOR AS SHE PREPARES MARY A DRINK. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TWO VERSIONS ARE.
You really need to see this in it's original form and in Italian. This is a brilliant film that was way ahead of it's time, but this AIP English dubbed cut trims it down and changes the score, order of vignettes and removes the lesbian relationship from The Telephone segment. The original form is a superb film. I bet you'll love it.
Oh, wow, Tengy, I'm so eager to hear your take on Mario Bava's 'Black Sabbath' ('I tre volti della paura', lit. 'The Three Faces of Fear')! [Wondering if 'The Wurdlak' will be #10-1/2 on your previous Top-Ten Vampire Films list].
I enjoyed The Wurdlak and I agree with the person who commented that it could easily have been developed into a feature on its own. Great story, fresh ideas!
Hey Tengy! You look lovely today. Love me some Boris Karloff. I've seen this before and absolutely love it. Great addition to anybody's Halloween film fest. I love Karloff in the Peter Bogdanovich film Targets. This film is where the band Black Sabbath got their name. Have you ever seen the 1971 film The Devil's Nightmare? Would love your reaction to that sometime. You have a wonderful weekend Tengy.😊
So glad you've reviewed this! I'm not always a fan of Bava's films - sometimes I think his eccentric style makes his films difficult to believe in - but it works a treat with this one. Love your comments about the colour and lighting; this is like the grimmest fairytale. And it's nice to see Boris in a playful mood. Thank you!
Great overview Tengy of the Bava classic. The atmosphere, camera work, sets and colour, were all top notch. I wonder if it would have been so effective shot in black and white? For me the film has a similar feel/vibe to the Roger Corman "Poe" films. Obviously a very influential director/cinematographer who's idea's popped up in many later films, (some of Bay Of Blood's scenes/ideas replicated in Friday The 13th for example). The second story for me had a slight Hitchcock vibe to it for some reason. His body of work was huge, that it would be hard to pick just one other film to watch.
Interesting question. Based on this, the colour is so much a part of what makes it distinctive, I think it would lose something in B&W. You're right about the Corman Poe films - he did use a lot of saturated colour in those too, and had a similarly lush look. I might do a video on Blood and Black Lace sometime - at least I know that one is in the public domain, so no probs with YT's copyright checks.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Blood And Black Lace is a great choice Tengy. Often thought of as being one of the earliest black gloved killer giallo's. It features Cameron "Buck Cannon" Mitchell, who did a fair bit of stuff in Italy, namely in the "sword & sandal" genre, plus a few horror outings.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies I haven't seen B&BL for a while, but if memory serves me right, there are a few gruesome killings in it, but like BS, the atmosphere, sets and intense colours are there again.
Boris Karloff hosted the horror anthology TV series, Thriller, from 1960 - 1962. There are some great episodes in that series. I can see where he would have been tapped to be the host in this film.
Oh wow, you are reacting to some great stuff, and to echo another, a planet of the Vampires is a great film with in camera effects. This is so great, and glad you liked Karloff here, he was one of the old Hollywood stars who seemed to be genuine in his respect and love for his fans. Edit, I’d really recommend the TV series he hosted, Thriller, which had some great stuff in it too.
I love how he seemed to have affection for the horror genre - he didn't see himself as above it or anything. He's just such a loveable figure when you see him presenting, or acting in non-horror roles.
I'm so glad to see you covering one of my all-time favorites,Tengy!I do recommend you see the Italian version if you have a chance.Different intro,a comic outro wishing everyone goodbye,a different score,and "The Telephone" is quite different-a giallo without the supernatural nonsense put into the AIP version,as well as implied lesbianism! One Bava ghost story I think you would like is the badly-titled but wonderfully atmospheric KILL BABY KILL!
I'd love to see Kill Baby Kill! I'd love to see the original version of Black Sabbath too. It feels like they really messed up the telephone segment in the english edition. Pretty sure I have seen the outro somewhere too, where they show how the shot of Karloff on the horse was achieved.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Yes, the original Italian version is better. Lex Baxter's score in the AI version is too overexplicit for my taste--there's always a big crescendo to underline dramatic moments that's just too much. The Italian version's score is more subtle and tends more toward the creepy. And the Italian version ends with The Drop of Water which is the strongest of the three stories, imo.
I love Bava's style and I'll repeat the recommendation for Planet of the Vampires; visually striking, great story and an obvious inspiration for future filmmakers which you'll see! Also Blood and Black Lace. It's on YT and it's a stylish giallo that takes place in the world of haute couture and has Bava's colorful, hyper cool visuals that you'll love. As well everyone looks great and the intro credits looks like a 60s fashion shoot.
Great video about the movie Black Sabbath 1963 Mario Bava. The truth is that I am very glad that Tengy has made a video about this film since it is among my favorites within the Gothic horror genre. Curiously, the version that I have on DVD in Spanish and Italian, the episodes are in a different order, it is difficult to say which of the episodes is better since all three are of great quality very well set, presented by the great Boris Karloff and with a great performance in the great episode The Wurdulak, also starring actor Mark Damon, who also stars alongside Vincent Price in one of Roger Corman's best movies House of Usher 1960. The other two episodes are great too The Telephone and The Drop of Water, this the latter is perhaps the most terrifying of all. The film released in Spain is titled The Three Faces of Fear. Mario Bava shows that he is a great director for the horror genre his films are very disturbing with a great setting I remember other interesting films by this director such as Black Sunday 1960 with a great dual role of Barbara Steele or The Whip and the Body 1963, very terrifying film with the great Christopher Lee. I think they are highly recommended films by this great director.
Hi Marco! I'm really keen to see Black Sunday. I saw The Whip and the Body and enjoyed it - especially for Christopher Lee's role. I know a lot of horror fans who just love Bava's work and admire him greatly. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Hello Tengy, I am also a big fan of Mario Bava's cinema, I think he has a very good filmography with other interesting films such as the films titled in English, Blood and Black Lace 1964 or Kill Baby Kill 1966, they are a clear example of Gothic terror with an aesthetic difficult to match. This director like Roger Corman, with few resources and a budget, was capable of making great films. Greetings.
I SAW THIS MOVIE SINCE I WAS 7 FIRST TIME IN 1969. WITH MY MOM. WHAT THRILL THE NOIZY NEIGHBOR WITH BUN IN HER IS HARRIET MEDIN AT THAT TIME SHE TOOK CARE OF HER BROTHER. IN PORTER SQ. MASS RIGHT DOWN STREET FROM ME.
@@TengyTalksTVMoviesTHANK YOU FOR RESPNDING YOURC YOU HAVE CLASS. YES HARRIET CAME FROM MY TOWN NEXT TO ME. I WISH I KNEW HOUSE. LOVE WAY SHE TALKS. "WE TRYED BRAKEN DOOR WITH OUR SHOULDERS" YES I WAS DELIGHTED WHEN I SAW HER IN BLOOD AND BLACK LACE. THAT MOVIE IS LIKE CHRISTMAS WITH OUT MURDERS. THE VISUALS. I COULD LIVE IN THAT. I REMEMBER THINGS WERE VISUAL LIKE THAT. THE STYLE. .HARRIET IS IN TERROR OF DR HITCHCOCK. THE GHOST. THE MURDER CLINIC. AND LOOK FOR WHAT? AKA WHIP AND BODY 1964. . VERY VISUAL BAVA FILM. HIS GIRL THAT KNEW TO MUCH IS VERY GOOD ONLY ITALIAN VERSION. AND BLACK SUNDAY WAS BLOCK BUSTER HIT.
Hello, hope all is well with you. The film I am going to recommend to you for the 2nd time. Which has very little to do with “Black Sabbath”, very excellent film by the way. Is “The Changeling” (1980) starring George C. Scott. An extremely atmospheric ghost story well worth your time in my humble opinion. Cheers!!!
I'd love to feature The Changeling, but at the moment I'm only able to make reaction videos on public domain films. I could still do a traditional review of The Changeling though, if I get a chance to see it. Thanks for the suggestion :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies It is. The funny story is that the band was called Earth and they played hard blues in the late 60's. They got booked to play at a white collar party and realized the hosts wanted the clean cut, folk band Earth, not them. That's why they changed their name. The story goes Geezer looked across the street and saw Black Sabbath playing at the theater and chose that as a name.
Proving that sometimes Boris was before his time, he hosted a TV show called "Thriller" [take that Michael Jackson] where he was the host. My favorite is "The Devil's Ticket". All eps are on youtube waiting for your reviews en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(American_TV_series)
Karloffs monster is really good makeup and creepy. He was an old vampire, which he never played so Bava made him as his Vampiro Italiano.
Great reaction. Nobody does reactions to the old movies, good job 👍
Thanks Jesse! I loved seeing Karloff in this role. He is so wonderful. I like the idea of an old vampire too. This film has all the age of vampires covered! :)
This movie is very special to me because I saw it once in 1971 or 1973 so I was about 7 years old. I watched it on a black and white tv so at the time, I thought it was from the 1950s. The memories of certain scenes stayed in my head, but I didn’t know the title and I didn’t remember Boris Karloff being in it so I had no way to look for it. I happened to be watching something on UA-cam last year where they mentioned an old trilogy movie called Black Sabbath and I thought that could be the movie I haven’t seen for over 50 years and sure enough it was the one. I was so happy to see it again after all these years. Brought back so many memories
The source story for The Wurdalak was adapted again for the Spanish/Italian film Night of the Devils (1972)
Oh, interesting. Thanks :)
9:38 (Tengy) "Could Boris be any cuter? He's just adorable." I recall reading a reminiscence that Karloff was the sort of fellow who, if a dog had walked onto set during break, it would have went straight to Karloff and wagged its tail.
that's lovely to hear. He does seem very sweet. :)
The first two episodes would've worked well for a "Tales of the Crypt" script, but It's the third episode that for me, would've made an outstanding feature film on it's own. Mario Bava's cinematography was top-notch. Karloff's Wurdelak gave the vampire genre a new concept, a vampire that kills only those he loves. I read that Karloff borrowed the look of his vampire from reading Stoker's Dracula. Dracula according to Bram Stoker, had a bushy eyebrows and a thick sweeping mustache and windblown wild hair, but he was never shown this way in any Dracula movie. Another great Mava Bava Gothic horror film is "Black Sunday" with Barbara Steele. BTW, I love your Goth look, Tengy.
thanks for those great comments Bob. I had meant to say in my commentary that the idea of the vampire who only preys on those they love is also one explored in The Vampire Lovers - Carmilla clearly loves her victims, but it still compelled to destroy them. I think you're right about the third story being ripe for being expanded into a feature of its own. My question though, is after they have all preyed on each other, who is there left for them to feed on next? If they only prey on those they love.... :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Excellent question. I wish I had an answer. LOL
Hi Tengy! I love this movie has to be one of my favorite Boris Karloff movies along with The Ghoul (1933) and one of my favorite Mario Bava movies along with Lisa and the Devil (1973). I first saw this movie on a local New England show called Penny Dreadful's Shilling Shockers. The first segment is terrifying, the second is definitely tense (I own the English version on Blu ray from Kino Lorber), the third wild. Apparently that was the first and only time Boris Karloff ever played a vampire. Great Episode!👻
Boris does such a great job as a vampire - especially the super creepy part when he takes the sickly gothic child! :O
I haven't seen Lisa and The Devil but I would like to. Glad you enjoyed this! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies I highly recommend Lisa and the Devil. Telly Savalas is awesome. Another Karloff movie I'd like to see is The Crimson Cult with Christopher Lee and Barbara Steele. Did you know Karloff and Lee were neighbors?
Black Sunday is classic gothic style and the fan favorite. My “Tengy pick” would be Blood & Black Lace, which brings 60’s high fashion to the mix. The art design, lighting and photography are at their peak here. And cool models.
Both of those are on my list, thanks djmrjoel! If any are in the public domain - and I think Blood and Black Lace is - I'd love to feature them on this channel :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies cool could you do the movies plan 9 from outer space,teenagers from outer space 📼
@@mikesilva3868 I wanted to do Plan 9 but even though it is supposed to be public domain, I have not been able to get a copy past youtube's copyright checks. I have tried multiple time but it always blocks it :( I will see about Teenagers From Outer Space. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Teenagers From Outer Space is fun film that actually has a decent storyline and some of the worst monster special effects of all time.
@@jeffmartin1026 that's a fun combination! :)
I have this on Arrow Video blu ray, there are 2 versions of the movie on the blu ray the other version is the Italian version that has the stories in a different order
Yeah I'd be very curious to see the Italian version and how the telephone story is presented there. I've heard it's better than this version.
It was a co-production with American International (who only distributed Black Sunday) and the English version was targeted to a wider audience - it also has a different score - while the Italian version of The Telephone does have more adult elements (mostly through implication) and a less supernatural but more logical twist.
I really wonder how comes that a non-Italian person ended up watching Danger Diabilik and even enjoying it. Diabolik is a super famous Italian comic that changed morality in the Italy of the 60s. Even if for today’s standards the comic would result innocent and prudish, for the 60s it was a scandal. It was labeled for adults and the outrage that it caused was not as much for the kisses he used to share with his woman Eva Kant, but more for the fact that he was a criminal and he was the hero of the story. In Italy the cinematographic version had a discrete success because of the many fans of the comic would have never missed the opportunity for a new format of their hero, but I thought that out of Italy it would have passed unobserved. But i am glad you liked it. I liked it too , I saw it probably 15 times
It's great to see you review one of my faves! I've been watching this since I was 9 or 10 years old and I've always loved it.
A few fun points:
The witch scared the HELL out of me when I was little, and it wasn't until I was nearly grown that I realised it was a mannequin, not even an actor but just a prop. It's very frightening anyway.
Mario Bava does have a bit of a dodgy reputation as a filmmaker but I don't think it's entirely deserved. You might also enjoy Blood and Black Lace (1964), Baron Blood (1972), and Lisa And The Devil (1974). He also directed the very silly superhero film Danger: Diabolik (1968) which was richly lampooned on Mystery Science Theatre 3000.
One thing Bava was known for was colourful lighting, often called 'Christmas tree lighting' in the horror film world. This was something Dario Argento carried on in his films, especially Profondo Rosso (1976), Suspiria (1977), and Inferno (1980). I think a whole generation of younger Italian filmmakers owe something to Bava.
Mario's son, Lamberto Bava, is also a film director and made the much-lauded horror film Demons (1986) amongst many others.
Great review as always! :-)
I am a huge fan of Danger Diabolik - it's such great fun and so super stylish, and JPL and Marissa Mel are one of the most incredible looking screen couple ever!
Is the witch a mannequin or a mask? Because the hands seem real and it does move sometimes? I wasn't sure.
I'm new to the world of Giallo, but I'd like to see more.
Thanks for your great comments! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies you're welcome as always! :-) I'm fairly certain it's a mannequin or a dummy. When it moves, they're pushing it from behind. Oh, and the film was released in Italian originally with Boris' and the other American or British actors' parts dubbed in. Boris' intros were not created until the film was being prepared for US release, and I really think they add so much. You're right, he clearly did have a lot of fun being Boris Karloff in things like this.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Dario Argento made some great early giallo before his move into stylish yet hardcore horror. The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1971) and Four Flies On Grey Velvet (1973) are really good ones.
@@fuzzballzz36 Gialli have the best titles ever! Love it! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies they do tend to have poetic ones, which is nice.
Thank you for reviewing Black Sabbath! I’ve always enjoyed this movie. There are a couple of British horror anthologies you might like; The House That Dripped Blood and Asylum. I enjoyed your review!
Thanks so much for watching and commenting! I have seen both of those and enjoyed them very much. I love how an anthology film gives you that variety, and they usually have great guest stars in the too. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies ua-cam.com/video/M2EdYGSk1VE/v-deo.html
@@TengyTalksTVMovies THE TELPHONE AMERICAN VERSION HE IS CORPSE. ROSIE WAS CALL GIRL IN THE HIGHEST PROFESHION. FRANK HER BOYFREIND CLIENT WAS TURNED IN BY ROSIE . BUY DRUG DEAL. COPS KILLED HIM. HES DEAD WHEN CALLEN HER. SHE KILLS HIM AGAIN BUT HE AS CORPSE. SAYS HE WILL RETURN. IN THE STORY YOU THINK HE IS ALIVE.... BUT ITS LIVE CORPES FRANK DIED TWICE. NOW IN ITALIAN VERSION FRANK ESCAPE PRISON AND KNOWS ROSIE TURNED HIM IN. MARY IN BOTH VERSIONS WAS ROSEY LOVER... BUT WAS THROWN OUT. THIS WHY YOU SEE MARY SAYEN. WHY WOULD YOU CALL ME OF ALL PEOPLE. AND SAYS I HAVE NO HARD FEELINGS. EVEN ROSIE SAYS IM SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TWO HURT. BUT IM FRIGHTEN. THE TELPHONE HAS VOYIAZM. LESBIAN. MURDER ITS PREATY HEAD AS GELLO PIECE. OK MARY GETS REVENGE BUY PRETENDIN SHES USEN NEWS PAPER ARTICLE ABOUT FRANKS ESCAPE. BY VOICE TRANSILATER. WE SEE THAT IN THE ITALIAN VERSION. NOW IN THE LETTER SHE WRITES THE VOICE OF FRANK WAS ME UNDERSTAND ME. IN AMERICAN VERSION SHE SAIS IN LETTER WHEN ROSIE WAKES UP. I PUT TRANQULIZER IN YOUR TEA NOT THAT I THINK YOU NEEDED BUT TO CONSULT SCHIRITRIST. THESE ILLUSIONS FRANK BEING ALIVE THREATEN YOUR LIFE OTHER SIGNS YOU NEED HELP. IN THE ITALIAN VERSION ROSEY FINDS ARTICLE FRANK ESCAPE OUT OF JAIL. IN AMERICAN VERSION LETTER IS PUT UNDER DOOR IN GHOSTLEY FASHION IT WRITES OUT. IT WONT BE LONG WILL BE TOGETHER SIGNED FRANK. MARYS MURDER IS MORE VICIOUS IN THE INTERNATIONAL VERSION. SHE IS CHOKE ALL THE WAY TO CHAIR TO FLOOR. THEN LIFTS HER HAIR. UP. SAIS YOU FILTHY B. YOU ALLWAYS HANGEN ON MY SLEEVES. ONE FIRST MOVIES WITH SWEAR. IN US VERSION FRANK YOU HERE ROSIE SAY FRANK YOUR DEAD. SHE STABS HIM WITH KNIFE MARY PUT UNDER PILLOW. TOLD HER YOU NEVER KNOW. IN ITALIAN VERSION FRANKS DEAD AND MARYS BODY IS LIEN ON HER BACK. WITH SIRENS IN BACK ROUND NO ZOOM OF PHONE OR ROSIES SCREAM. FRANK IS NOT GHOST IN THE ITALIAN VERSION ITS CRIME. . I PREFERE US VERSION. IT HAS SCENE OF INTRUDER OUTSIDE. IN ITALIAN VERSION MARY ARIVES REAL QUICK. GREETS ROSEY AT DOOR AS SHE PREPARES MARY A DRINK. NOW YOU KNOW WHAT TWO VERSIONS ARE.
You really need to see this in it's original form and in Italian. This is a brilliant film that was way ahead of it's time, but this AIP English dubbed cut trims it down and changes the score, order of vignettes and removes the lesbian relationship from The Telephone segment. The original form is a superb film. I bet you'll love it.
I would love to see that. I get the impression quite a bit was lost in the English version.
Oh, wow, Tengy, I'm so eager to hear your take on Mario Bava's 'Black Sabbath' ('I tre volti della paura', lit. 'The Three Faces of Fear')! [Wondering if 'The Wurdlak' will be #10-1/2 on your previous Top-Ten Vampire Films list].
I enjoyed The Wurdlak and I agree with the person who commented that it could easily have been developed into a feature on its own. Great story, fresh ideas!
Hey Tengy! You look lovely today. Love me some Boris Karloff. I've seen this before and absolutely love it. Great addition to anybody's Halloween film fest. I love Karloff in the Peter Bogdanovich film Targets. This film is where the band Black Sabbath got their name. Have you ever seen the 1971 film The Devil's Nightmare? Would love your reaction to that sometime. You have a wonderful weekend Tengy.😊
Hi James! I love Targets as well. Karloff was great in that. I have not seen The Devil's Nightmare - sounds intriguing. Have a great weekend! :)
So glad you've reviewed this! I'm not always a fan of Bava's films - sometimes I think his eccentric style makes his films difficult to believe in - but it works a treat with this one. Love your comments about the colour and lighting; this is like the grimmest fairytale. And it's nice to see Boris in a playful mood. Thank you!
thanks for your great comments. I like your comparison to a fairytale - it does have that flavour!
Thanks for watching!
😎awesome
such an entertaining movie! :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies it is 📼😎
Great film and big fun watching it with you :)
Thanks for coming! I'm delighted that you enjoyed this :)
Great overview Tengy of the Bava classic. The atmosphere, camera work, sets and colour, were all top notch. I wonder if it would have been so effective shot in black and white? For me the film has a similar feel/vibe to the Roger Corman "Poe" films. Obviously a very influential director/cinematographer who's idea's popped up in many later films, (some of Bay Of Blood's scenes/ideas replicated in Friday The 13th for example). The second story for me had a slight Hitchcock vibe to it for some reason. His body of work was huge, that it would be hard to pick just one other film to watch.
Interesting question. Based on this, the colour is so much a part of what makes it distinctive, I think it would lose something in B&W. You're right about the Corman Poe films - he did use a lot of saturated colour in those too, and had a similarly lush look. I might do a video on Blood and Black Lace sometime - at least I know that one is in the public domain, so no probs with YT's copyright checks.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Blood And Black Lace is a great choice Tengy. Often thought of as being one of the earliest black gloved killer giallo's. It features Cameron "Buck Cannon" Mitchell, who did a fair bit of stuff in Italy, namely in the "sword & sandal" genre, plus a few horror outings.
@@brucster99b2 cool!
@@TengyTalksTVMovies I haven't seen B&BL for a while, but if memory serves me right, there are a few gruesome killings in it, but like BS, the atmosphere, sets and intense colours are there again.
@@brucster99b2 I think I have seen B&BL years back but that won't stop me from watching it again because I don't remember a lot about it. :)
Boris Karloff hosted the horror anthology TV series, Thriller, from 1960 - 1962. There are some great episodes in that series. I can see where he would have been tapped to be the host in this film.
I'd love to see more of Thriller. The ones I have seen have been superb. He just seems so lovely. :)
If this version left out Karloff's ending host segment, that's another reason to watch the Italian version.
i wonder if the band Black Sabbath ever used an edited clip of the opening to start one oft their shows?
I don't know. They could well have - the imagery is so strong in this film.
Oh wow, you are reacting to some great stuff, and to echo another, a planet of the Vampires is a great film with in camera effects. This is so great, and glad you liked Karloff here, he was one of the old Hollywood stars who seemed to be genuine in his respect and love for his fans. Edit, I’d really recommend the TV series he hosted, Thriller, which had some great stuff in it too.
I love how he seemed to have affection for the horror genre - he didn't see himself as above it or anything. He's just such a loveable figure when you see him presenting, or acting in non-horror roles.
Nice, :) Bava, Hammer . Oui, en effet
there's so much to enjoy and appreciate in Bava's work :)
I'm so glad to see you covering one of my all-time favorites,Tengy!I do recommend you see the Italian version if you have a chance.Different intro,a comic outro wishing everyone goodbye,a different score,and "The Telephone" is quite different-a giallo without the supernatural nonsense put into the AIP version,as well as implied lesbianism!
One Bava ghost story I think you would like is the badly-titled but wonderfully atmospheric KILL BABY KILL!
I'd love to see Kill Baby Kill! I'd love to see the original version of Black Sabbath too. It feels like they really messed up the telephone segment in the english edition. Pretty sure I have seen the outro somewhere too, where they show how the shot of Karloff on the horse was achieved.
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Yes, the original Italian version is better. Lex Baxter's score in the AI version is too overexplicit for my taste--there's always a big crescendo to underline dramatic moments that's just too much. The Italian version's score is more subtle and tends more toward the creepy. And the Italian version ends with The Drop of Water which is the strongest of the three stories, imo.
I love Bava's style and I'll repeat the recommendation for Planet of the Vampires; visually striking, great story and an obvious inspiration for future filmmakers which you'll see!
Also Blood and Black Lace. It's on YT and it's a stylish giallo that takes place in the world of haute couture and has Bava's colorful, hyper cool visuals that you'll love. As well everyone looks great and the intro credits looks like a 60s fashion shoot.
I have downloaded a copy and hope to make a video on it soon! :)
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Great video about the movie Black Sabbath 1963 Mario Bava.
The truth is that I am very glad that Tengy has made a video about this film since it is among my favorites within the Gothic horror genre.
Curiously, the version that I have on DVD in Spanish and Italian, the episodes are in a different order, it is difficult to say which of the episodes is better since all three are of great quality very well set, presented by the great Boris Karloff and with a great performance in the great episode The Wurdulak, also starring actor Mark Damon, who also stars alongside Vincent Price in one of Roger Corman's best movies House of Usher 1960.
The other two episodes are great too The Telephone and The Drop of Water, this the latter is perhaps the most terrifying of all.
The film released in Spain is titled The Three Faces of Fear.
Mario Bava shows that he is a great director for the horror genre his films are very disturbing with a great setting I remember other interesting films by this director such as Black Sunday 1960 with a great dual role of Barbara Steele or The Whip and the Body 1963, very terrifying film with the great Christopher Lee.
I think they are highly recommended films by this great director.
Hi Marco! I'm really keen to see Black Sunday. I saw The Whip and the Body and enjoyed it - especially for Christopher Lee's role. I know a lot of horror fans who just love Bava's work and admire him greatly. :)
@@TengyTalksTVMovies Hello Tengy,
I am also a big fan of Mario Bava's cinema, I think he has a very good filmography with other interesting films such as the films titled in English, Blood and Black Lace 1964 or Kill Baby Kill 1966, they are a clear example of Gothic terror with an aesthetic difficult to match.
This director like Roger Corman, with few resources and a budget, was capable of making great films.
Greetings.
@@marcoantonioperez4250 they both did amazing things with limited resource. True artists - so creative!
I imagine how scary this one must have looked in 1963. Same with Wiitchfinder General.
I SAW THIS MOVIE SINCE I WAS 7 FIRST TIME IN 1969. WITH MY MOM. WHAT THRILL THE NOIZY NEIGHBOR WITH BUN IN HER IS HARRIET MEDIN AT THAT TIME SHE TOOK CARE OF HER BROTHER. IN PORTER SQ. MASS RIGHT DOWN STREET FROM ME.
Cool! Harriet Medin also pops up in Blood and Black Lace too, I think. She was great in both movies.
@@TengyTalksTVMoviesTHANK YOU FOR RESPNDING YOURC YOU HAVE CLASS. YES HARRIET CAME FROM MY TOWN NEXT TO ME. I WISH I KNEW HOUSE. LOVE WAY SHE TALKS. "WE TRYED BRAKEN DOOR WITH OUR SHOULDERS" YES I WAS DELIGHTED WHEN I SAW HER IN BLOOD AND BLACK LACE. THAT MOVIE IS LIKE CHRISTMAS WITH OUT MURDERS. THE VISUALS. I COULD LIVE IN THAT. I REMEMBER THINGS WERE VISUAL LIKE THAT. THE STYLE. .HARRIET IS IN TERROR OF DR HITCHCOCK. THE GHOST. THE MURDER CLINIC. AND LOOK FOR WHAT? AKA WHIP AND BODY 1964. . VERY VISUAL BAVA FILM. HIS GIRL THAT KNEW TO MUCH IS VERY GOOD ONLY ITALIAN VERSION. AND BLACK SUNDAY WAS BLOCK BUSTER HIT.
Hello, hope all is well with you.
The film I am going to recommend to you for the 2nd time. Which has very little to do with “Black Sabbath”, very excellent film by the way.
Is “The Changeling” (1980) starring George C. Scott. An extremely atmospheric ghost story well worth your time in my humble opinion.
Cheers!!!
I'd love to feature The Changeling, but at the moment I'm only able to make reaction videos on public domain films. I could still do a traditional review of The Changeling though, if I get a chance to see it. Thanks for the suggestion :)
The drop of water episode is terrify atmosphere and vision..never steal the ring from a dead Medium.
more Mario Bava for sure, please
glad you enjoyed this - I hope to feature Blood and Black Lace soon! :)
Ceck out Bava's Planet Of The Vampires. Great gothic/Sci-fi with some glorious sets.
Thanks John. I'll look out for that one. Sounds fun. :)
Wait - Black Sabbath...and there are vampires...and BATS? Paging Ozzy - lunch is ready!
lol! I read that this is the film that inspired the band's name!
@@TengyTalksTVMovies It is. The funny story is that the band was called Earth and they played hard blues in the late 60's. They got booked to play at a white collar party and realized the hosts wanted the clean cut, folk band Earth, not them. That's why they changed their name. The story goes Geezer looked across the street and saw Black Sabbath playing at the theater and chose that as a name.
@@ReflectionOfPerfection Interesting! Well it was the perfect choice for them.
Proving that sometimes Boris was before his time, he hosted a TV show called "Thriller" [take that Michael Jackson] where he was the host. My favorite is "The Devil's Ticket". All eps are on youtube waiting for your reviews en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(American_TV_series)
@@jeffwerth2707 Awesome thanks! I have seen a few of those but not all of them. I've liked the ones I've seen.
Nosferatu the Vampyre 1979
Ytube . Isabelle Adjani .
I was 4 . Thanks
I would love to see that one but have not had a chance yet.