Black Sabbath

1963 • 1h 35m •

Horror

MOVIEVIBE Rating

★ 7.2/10

493 reviews

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Three tales of supernatural horror include a woman plagued by threatening phone calls, a family targeted by vampiric monsters, and a deceased medium who wreaks havoc upon the living.

"A story that goes beyond the boundaries of the Supernatural to the half-world of the living dead...Where a woman's soul inhabits a fly's body...Where vampires suck only the blood of those they love dearest."

Top Billed Cast

Boris Karloff

Gorca (segment "The Wurdalak")

Mark Damon

Vladimire d'Urfe (segment "The Wurdalak")

Michèle Mercier

Rosy (segment "The Telephone")

Susy Andersen

Sdenka (segment "The Wurdalak")

Lidia Alfonsi

Mary (segment "The Telephone")

Jacqueline Pierreux

Helen Chester (segment "A Drop Of Water")

Glauco Onorato

Giorgio (segment "The Wurdalak")

Massimo Righi

Pietro (segment "The Wurdalak")

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2023-05-18

Boris Karloff introduces this triptych of short stories. I found the first, the shortest, to be the least interesting centring around a greedy nurse who robs a corpse of a valuable ring only to find that it's erstwhile owner isn't quite finished with it, or her, quite yet! The second sees a beautiful woman return to her apartment one evening only to find herself subjected to repeated telephone calls warning her that she shall not see the morning! Michèle Mercier is quite effective as the terrified "Rosy" in this story. Finally, Karloff himself takes to the stage in a rather lengthier, enjoyab...