A Bay of Blood
Directed by Mario Bava
When a rich Countess dies, strange murders befall people trying to claim her property in Mario Bava's gruesome giallo, which many credit with giving birth to the slasher genre. Combining his famously rich cinematography style with increasingly bizarre murders, Bava's film became a favorite of directors like Joe Dante and horror historian Stephen Thrower. It also found many detractors, including horror icon Christopher Lee, who found the extreme violence revolting. Controversial, disturbing and incredibly influential, A BAY OF BLOOD is a total must-see. Contains sexual scenes, violence and gore.
When a rich Countess dies, strange murders befall people trying to claim her property.
Cast: Claudine Auger, Luigi Pistilli, Laura Betti
Member Reviews
What a wild whiplash of an ending. Trying to track all of the moving players around the bay makes for such an entertaining mystery.
Corny, but in a good way,
A sort of proto-Friday the 13th with all the benefits and flaws thereof. Interesting plot twists in the third act and some absolutely first rate special effects make this one of the most definitive examples of a classic slasher.
It was just not good. Made absolutely no sense. The plot was mind numbingly awful. Even for the time, it was just poorly made. I expected something to happen that would give reason for the cult status. Nothing. No big plot points. No campy acting. No memorable kills. It was a movie that I’d heard of and have now seen. That’s all there is to it.
The original slasher