# Black Sunday (1960)

> A cursed seventeenth-century witch returns from her tomb to possess her descendant in Mario Bava’s stark, poetic Gothic nightmare.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/16696

## Facts

- Runtime: 86 min
- Genres: Horror
- Director: Mario Bava
- Cast: Barbara Steele, John Richardson, Andrea Checchi, Ivo Garrani, Arturo Dominici, Enrico Olivieri, Antonio Pierfederici, Tino Bianchi
- TMDB rating: 7.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054067/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: eerie, oppressive, poetic, late night horror viewing, classic horror marathon

## Synopsis

A cursed princess rises from the grave to exact her revenge on the living.

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- [Twins of Evil (1971)](https://ember.film/movie/17674)
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- [Kill, Baby... Kill! (1966)](https://ember.film/movie/17051)
- [The Tomb of Ligeia (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/17824)
- [The Brides of Dracula (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/13794)
- [The Masque of the Red Death (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/15002)
- [The Gorgon (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/17563)
- [Black Sabbath (1963)](https://ember.film/movie/17045)
- [Blood and Black Lace (1964)](https://ember.film/movie/17057)
- [The City of the Dead (1960)](https://ember.film/movie/25266)

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