Black Sabbath( 1963)

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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.

Overview

Three short tales of supernatural horror. In “The Telephone,” a woman is plagued by threatening phone calls. In "The Wurdalak,” a family is preyed upon by vampiric monsters. In “The Drop of Water,” a deceased medium wreaks havoc on the living.

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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")
Rika Dialina
Maria (segment "The Wurdalak")
Milo Quesada
Frank Rainer (segment "The Telephone")
Milly
The Maid (segment "A Drop Of Water")
Gustavo De Nardo
Police Inspector (segment "A Drop Of Water")
Harriet Medin
Neighbor (segment "A Drop Of Water")

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on Thu May 18 2023

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, enjoyable...