Black Sunday
- Year: 1960
- Country of origin: Italy
- Genre: Horror
- Director: Mario Bava
- Length: 87 min
Stare into these eyes… discover deep within them the unspeakable terrifying secret of “Black Sunday”… it will paralyze you with fright!
Film Synopsis
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.
Black Sunday 4K UHD, Blu-ray & DVD editions
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| Disc 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 |
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| Audio Commentary by Tim Lucas | ||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Brian Keiper | ||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Dr. Rebekah King | ||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Matt Baxter, Blake Smith and Dr. Karen Stollznow | ||||||||
| Audio Commentary by Meagan Navarro | ||||||||
| Introduction by Alan Jones | ||||||||
| From the Cutting Table | ||||||||
| A Horror Story - Interview with Lamberto Bava | ||||||||
| Archival Interview with Actress Barbara Steele | ||||||||
| Interview with Actress Barbara Steele | ||||||||
| Alternate German Opening Title Sequence | ||||||||
| Deleted Scene | ||||||||
| Trailers from Hell with Larry Cohen | ||||||||
| Stills Gallery | ||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Koch] | ||||||||
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] - Posters | ||||||||
| Biography: Actress Barbara Steele - Written by Richard Harland Smith | ||||||||
| Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith | ||||||||
| Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas | ||||||||
| Filmography: Actress Barbara Steele | ||||||||
| Filmography: Director Mario Bava | ||||||||
| Note About Missing Scene | ||||||||
| International Theatrical Trailer as “The Mask of Satan” | ||||||||
| Italian Theatrical Trailer | ||||||||
| UK Theatrical Trailer | ||||||||
| US Theatrical Trailer | ||||||||
| US TV Spot | ||||||||
| Bonus Film: I Vampiri | ||||||||
| Mario Bava Trailer Reel |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- 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:
- The Mask of Satan (Black Sunday, 1960)
- Hercules in the Haunted World (1961)
- Erik the Conqueror (1961)
- The Girl Who Knew Too Much (1963)
- Black Sabbath (1963)
- The Whip and the Body (1963)
- Blood and Black Lace (1964)
- The Road to Fort Alamo (1964)
- Planet of the Vampires (1965)
- Knives of the Avenger (1966)
- Kill, Baby...Kill! (1966)
- Dr. Goldfoot and the Girl Bombs (1966)
- Danger: Diabolik (1968)
- Hatchet for the Honeymoon (1970)
- Five Dolls for an August Moon (1970)
- Roy Colt & Winchester Jack (1970)
- Carnage (A Bay of Blood, 1971)
- Baron Blood (1972)
- Four Times that Night (1971)
- Lisa and the Devil (1973)
- Rabid Dogs (1974)
- 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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Collector’s guide
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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)
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| 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 Arrow BD | |
| Archival Interview with Actress Barbara Steele Arrow BD | |
| Deleted Scene Arrow BD | |
| Trailers from Hell with Larry Cohen Scream Factory 4K | |
| Stills Gallery Anchor Bay DVD | |
| Stills Gallery [Scream Factory] - Posters Scream Factory 4K | |
| Biography: Actress Barbara Steele - Written by Richard Harland Smith Anchor Bay DVD | |
| Biography: Director Mario Bava [Anchor Bay] - Written by Richard Harland Smith Anchor Bay DVD | |
| Biography: Director Mario Bava [Image] - Written by Tim Lucas Image DVD | |
| Note About Missing Scene Image DVD | |
| International Theatrical Trailer as “The Mask of Satan” Scream Factory 4K | |
| Italian Theatrical Trailer Arrow BD | |
| US Theatrical Trailer Scream Factory 4K | |
| US TV Spot Scream Factory 4K | |
| Mario Bava Trailer Reel Arrow BD |