Classic tales of terror. Not really horror but definitely a must for fans of classic audio/radio series such as Inner Sanctum and Lights Out. All three stories have been the base for many, MANY, modern films, from Don't answer the Phone, and Once Past Midnight; to Babysitter. Enjoy in whatever format you can grab it in.

One of the all time greatest horror anthologies. The first segment is a little bland, but things really get rolling with the second one. Karloff is great, and the moody atmosphere Bava crafts is legitimately creepy and undeniably awesome. When segment 2 ended, I doubted whether part 3 could live up to it. Surprisingly, it did. Squeezing every bit of atmosphere out of each frame, Bava creates one of his most chilling pieces of film making with this last act.

Above average.

"The Drop of Water" is the best of the three parts and comes first in the version I watched. Could have skipped the rest.

Easily my favorite Italian horror anthology, mostly because it's the only Italian movie I've seen take on the genre. Pretty good examples of practical effects in the second and third segments, especially lighting techniques. Karloff in part two and the ghost in part three were both genuinely creepy. My only complaint was that the first segment didn't involve the supernatural, like the other two parts. The closing with Karloff was pretty awesome.

Now this is what I'm talking about! The first part is elegant, like an Argento with silk gloves. The second part is more overwhelmingly great. The landscape seems to have been dunked in a paint bucket. The occult oozes out of every expressive image, prowl in every controlled tracking shot... Romantic horror. The third and last part is the most intense, and absolutely some of the most virtuoso shit I've seen. Little dialogue - just badass images and loud sounds of water dripping..

Three frightening tales, but this is a too fast movie. In the end, we want more.

Watching the European version: The first story is a little tame but nicely shot and paced. The second story is much more interesting but goes on for a little too long. The final story is fucking terrifying.

77.250

It's Boris Karloff that steals the show, but honestly, I thought the first segment was the best. I love Bava either way, so just watch a classic will you?

Boris Karloff is excellent as a crazy old guy who just happens to present these three stories.. The first two are so-so, in the vein of classic Twilight Zone, but the last one really sticks out.. It's a neat twist on the whole vampire-legend and it has everything going for it- to name a few features; A kid gets it, the word "Wurdalak" appears more than once, Boris Karloff, Liam Neeson(?!), two Eastern-European prostitutes (I think) and the most swagging count in a cape to ever grace the screen

Uneven horror anthology

Nothing here as cool as the name.

Amazing film, the cinematography is better than Hollywood horror efforts of the time. Excellent craftsmanship just oozes from every frame; Some great special effects giving vampire lore just enough of an eastern euro feel. Telephone is a pitch perfect giallio; rather surprising how risque its depictions of sex and violence were. Drop of Water has excellent cinematography put frankly that episode doesn't do it for me.

Il tri volti della paura

Not really much to it. Was a bit housebound for the first two episodes--just stick somebody in a room and freak them out in various ways. Lots of spy music. They should've made one full-length feature out of the third story.

The first is one of those "twist" stories, not too thrilling but it looks nice. The second and longest is a vampire tale with Boris Karloff. Kind of fun but also kind of predictable. The best is saved for last. The lighting and cinematography is absolutely gorgeous, the atmosphere tense and creepy, and a whole the piece is quite satisfying (a little silly, but in a good way). Overall it's worth watching for the third story alone, but the other parts aren't too bad either.

I liked each segment almost equally, with the Wurdulach (I don't know how to spell it, but the vampire story) being my favorite. Moves really fast, so you never really have much time to take in the atmosphere, but the chills do happen. At the end of the day, a poor man's Kwaidan-- not that there's anything wrong with that.

My first Bava is a bore; uneven could be putting it lightly. Rarely strikes upon any instance of originality or suspense, and damn does this cast suck.

With the exception of the telephone segment, I thought that this was an excellent movie. The cinematography was much better than I thought this was going to be. Heck, this whole movie was much better than I thought it was going to be. The ghost story was pretty creepy, but the last story with the little boy saying outside, "Mama, I'm cold." was extremely creepy. If kids are handled right in a horror movie, they are very creepy.

Much on the corresponding, similiar and identical page as Creepshow (Which I believe is a notch better than this), Black Sabbath is a creepy and sensational horror show of three seperate and unique sections of short fictional anecdotes. The second and third ones are specifically the ones that will certainly make your heart stop in its place. A great anthology of events and accounts from Mario Bava and I will check out more movies from under his arrangement of filmmaking. Amazing if you ask me.