Black Sunday

"You will never escape my vengeance, or of Satan's! My revenge will seek you out, and with the blood of your sons, and of their sons, and their sons, I will continue to live forever!"

- Princess Asa Vajda

Black Sunday, known in Italian as La maschera del demonio is a 1960 gothic horror film of the giallo sub-genre. Directed by Mario Bava, the film premiered in Italy on August 11th, 1960. It was released in the United States under the title Black Sunday on February 15th, 1961. It is based on the short story The Viy by Nikolai Gogol. Although Bava co-directed two previous films, I vampiri and Caltiki the Undying Monster, Black Sunday stands out as his first credited role as director and is generally regarded as his first film. Black Sunday also marks the debut of British actress Barbara Steele, who will go on to star in several European horror films and become one of the most prominent scream queens of her generation.

Notes & Trivia

 * Other working titles include
 * Black Sunday
 * House of Fright
 * La maschera del demonio
 * Mask of the Demon
 * Revenge of the Vampire
 * The Demon's Mask
 * The Hour When Dracula Comes
 * The Mask of Satan


 * Black Sunday was filmed at Titanus Studios in Rome, Italy.


 * Barbara Steele's last name is mis-spelled "Steel" on the US version of the film under the title The Mask of Satan.

Taglines
"Once every 100 years the undead of hell terrorize the world in an orgy of stark horror"

"The Most Frightening Motion Picture You Have Ever Seen!"

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