Name: Black Sunday
Director: Mario Bava
Genre: Horror
Released: 1960-08-12
Duration: 87 min

Stare into these eyes… discover deep within them the unspeakable terrifying secret of “Black Sunday”… it will paralyze you with fright!

Black Sunday (1960) centers on a vampire-witch executed in seventeenth-century Moldavia whose resurrection is accidentally triggered when two travelers enter her crypt generations later. As she attempts to possess the body of a noblewoman who resembles her and her undead servant begins carrying out acts of violence across the countryside, local authorities and a visiting doctor struggle to stop the spreading curse before more victims fall under her influence. This Italian gothic horror film examines supernatural vengeance and corrupted lineage within a decaying aristocratic world, as fear begins to overtake reason, with witchcraft, vampirism, and ancestral doom.

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Extras	Scream Factory BD-A 4K/US 2025	Scream Factory BD-A/US 2025	Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2015	Kino BD-A/US/OOP 2012	Koch BD-B/DE/OOP 2016	Arrow BD-B/UK/OOP 2013	Anchor Bay DVD-1/US/OOP 2007	Image DVD-0/US/OOP 1999
Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas				has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Brian Keiper	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Dr. Rebekah King	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Matt Baxter, Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow	has extra	has extra
Audio Commentary by Meagan Navarro	has extra	has extra
Introduction by Alan Jones (2:52)						has extra
From the Cutting Table (3:22)					has extra
A Horror Story - Interview with Lamberto Bava (10:07)					has extra
Archival Interview with Actress Barbara Steele (1995, 8:44)						has extra
Interview with Actress Barbara Steele (29:29)					has extra
Alternate German Opening Title Sequence (2:05)					has extra
Deleted Scene (2:08)					has extra	has extra
Trailers from Hell with Larry Cohen (2:16)	has extra	has extra
Stills Gallery (30 Images)							has extra	has extra
Stills Gallery [Koch] (158 Images)					has extra
Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] - Posters (3:02)	has extra	has extra
Biography: Actress Barbara Steele - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens)							has extra
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens)							has extra
Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens)								has extra
Filmography: Actress Barbara Steele								has extra
Filmography: Director Mario Bava (6 Screens)								has extra
Note About Missing Scene								has extra
International Theatrical Trailer as “The Mask of Satan” (3:35)	has extra	has extra		has extra		has extra	has extra	has extra
Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:18)					has extra	has extra
UK Theatrical Trailer (3:21)					has extra
US Theatrical Trailer (2:05)	has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra
US TV Spot (0:18)	has extra	has extra		has extra	has extra	has extra	has extra
Bonus Film: I Vampiri (1957, 81:18)						has extra
Mario Bava Trailer Reel (54:02)						has extra

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Scream Factory’s Blu-ray is included in “The Mario Bava Collection” box set with Black Sabbath (1963), The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963), Kill, Baby… Kill! (1966), Knives of the Avenger (1966), Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970), Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970), A Bay of Blood (1971), Four Times that Night (1971), Baron Blood (1972), Lisa and the Devil (1973), Kidnapped (1974) and The House of Exorcism (1975). It includes a 52-page booklet with writing by Staci Layne Wilson.
Koch’s “Collectors Edition” Blu-ray includes a 16-page booklet with writing by Troy Howarth.
Arrow’s Blu-ray includes a 32-page booklet with writing by Matt Bailey (“Black Sunday”), Calum Waddell (“Steele Crazy: Barbara Steele Remembers Bava, ‘Black Sunday’ and Beyond...”), Alan Jones (“I vampiri”) and Riccardo Freda on “I vampiri” and Mario Bava. The “Mario Bava Trailer Reel” includes 22 trailers:
1. The Mask of Satan (Black Sunday, 1960)
2. Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
3. Erik the Conqueror (1961)
4. The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
5. Black Sabbath (1963)
6. The Whip and the Body (1963)
7. Blood and Black Lace (1964)
8. The Road to Fort Alamo (1964)
9. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
10. Knives of the Avenger (1966)
11. Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966)
12. Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
13. Danger: Diabolik (1968)
14. Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
15. Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
16. Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970)
17. Carnage (A Bay of Blood, 1971)
18. Baron Blood (1972)
19. Four Times that Night (1971)
20. Lisa and the Devil (1973)
21. Rabid Dogs (1974)
22. Shock (1977)
Anchor Bay’s DVD is included in “The Mario Bava Collection, Volume 1” box set.
Image’s “The Mario Bava Collection - Widescreen European Version” DVD includes liner notes by Tim Lucas.

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Introduction by Alan Jones (2:52)
Archival Interview with Actress Barbara Steele (1995, 8:44)
Trailers from Hell with Larry Cohen (2:16)

Presentation	Scream Factory 4K 2025 Video File 1 Codec: HEVC Resolution: 2160p23.976 Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Notes: International Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p24 Overall bit rate: 32.30 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Length:1:27:08.583 File size: 22.15 GiB Notes: International Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1783 kbps Bit depth: 24-bit Subtitles English SDH
	Scream Factory BD 2025 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p Aspect ratio: 1.66:1 Notes: International Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Subtitles English SDH
	Kino BD 2015 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 25.70 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.69:1 Length:1:23:04.960 File size: 16.72 GiB Notes: US Version Audio File 1 Language: English DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1601 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	Kino BD 2012 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 26.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.69:1 Length:1:26:39.611 File size: 17.60 GiB Notes: International Version Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Subtitles None
	Arrow BD 2013 Video File 1 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 26.40 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.69:1 Length:1:26:30.620 File size: 18.77 GiB Notes: International Version File 2 Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Resolution: 1080p23.976 Overall bit rate: 24.00 Mbps Aspect ratio: 1.69:1 Length:1:23:05.000 File size: 14.30 GiB Notes: US Version Audio File 1 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: International Version File 2 Language: Italian LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: International Version File 3 Language: English LPCM 2.0 Mono Sampling rate: 48 kHz Bit rate: 1536 kbps Bit depth: 16-bit Notes: US Version Subtitles English
Extras	Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas Kino BD
	Audio Commentary by Brian Keiper Scream Factory 4K
	Audio Commentary by Dr. Rebekah King Scream Factory 4K
	Audio Commentary by Matt Baxter, Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow Scream Factory 4K
	Audio Commentary by Meagan Navarro Scream Factory 4K
	Introduction by Alan Jones (2:52, 480p) Arrow BD
	Archival Interview with Actress Barbara Steele (1995, 8:44, 480p) Arrow BD
	Deleted Scene (3:32, 480p) Arrow BD
	Trailers from Hell with Larry Cohen (2:16, 1080p) Scream Factory 4K
	Stills Gallery (30 Images) Anchor Bay DVD
	Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] - Posters (3:02, 1080p) Scream Factory 4K
	Biography: Actress Barbara Steele - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
	Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith (20 Screens) Anchor Bay DVD
	Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas (14 Screens) Image DVD
	Note About Missing Scene Image DVD
	International Theatrical Trailer as “The Mask of Satan” (3:35, 1080i60) Scream Factory 4K
	Italian Theatrical Trailer (3:27, 480p) Arrow BD
	US Theatrical Trailer (2:05, 1080i60) Scream Factory 4K
	US TV Spot (0:18, 1080i60) Scream Factory 4K
	Mario Bava Trailer Reel (54:02, 1080p) Arrow BD

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