Though most do not watch Mario Bava films for their tightly constructed plots, this film still provided much of the inspiration for the first two FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH films, as well as some of the actual scenes. The plot hinges on a bunch of murderous relatives who are all competing for position to inherit the estate of the .. Read more
| Starring | Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Volonte, Brigitte Skay |
|---|---|
| Director | Mario Bava |
| Genres | Horror |
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Though most do not watch Mario Bava films for their tightly constructed plots, this film still provided much of the inspiration for the first two FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH films, as well as some of the actual scenes. The plot hinges on a bunch of murderous relatives who are all competing for position to inherit the estate of the matron of the family, which is mainly the bayside resort at which they are staying. However, a gaggle of teens show up and see a bit too much and, well, it becomes the BAY OF BLOOD...
| Starring | Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Claudio Volonte, Brigitte Skay |
|---|---|
| Director | Mario Bava |
| Studio | FILM 2000 |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 20 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Jul 2002 Production year: 1971 |
Italian horror maestro Mario Bava's influential body count stalk-and-slash template opens with a classic double murder (copied exactly by Friday the 13th Part 2) and then hurtles on in scream-lined fashion to kill each of the 13 candidates in line to gain a vast fortune in cash and property. Unreeling like a macabre joke, the shock ending has to be seen to be believed in Bava's part Elizabethan tragedy, part Tex Avery cartoon, ultra-violent carnage spectacular.
There's not much narrative in this movie, which is more an exercise in thinking up inventive ways for people to die, with each victim killed by a different means. It is original, in that there are multiple killers at work, as each murderer becomes a victi
After a good start this really begins to fall apart. There are several good scenes but unfortunately they are greatly outnumbered by the bad ones and, more ... more