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4. Yeah, Bava is a pillar

Reply to DBoon (Reply #1)

Sun Oct 26, 2025, 09:16 PM

Oct 26

in the scheme of things. I guess my faves are “Bllood and Black Lace” and “Black Sunday.” He was so hands on, ie creating some of the in camera effects and for the movie “Four Times That Night,” I believe he was director of photography, set designer, and lighting lighting director.

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Given it's Halloween and all, is anyone here a fan of the horror/suspense genre giallo out of Italy? [View all] darkstar Oct 26 OP

Mario Bava DBoon Oct 26 #1

Yeah, Bava is a pillar darkstar Oct 26 #4

I like Argento, but he has made some stinkers. Midnight Writer Oct 26 #2

Yeah, it might be heresy darkstar Oct 26 #5

I rewatched Blood and Black Lace a while back. johnp3907 Oct 26 #3

It's and all time favorite darkstar Oct 26 #6