TWITCH OF THE DEATH NERVE: Widescreen Uncut Version; DVD (Mario Bava)
$33.00
Mario Bava, Bay Of Blood, Giallo, Slasher, Horror,Cult; DVD – Ex Used condition
Mario Bava’s landmark film can now be considered one of the very first slashers and of course a major influence on Friday THE 13TH. The film takes place at a lake-side resort where a variety of people are brutally slaughtered by an unknown maniac. Also known as A BAY OF BLOOD and a dozen other titles, this Bava film mixes the giallo with what would become known as the slasher and the end result is certainly something special and ground- breaking. To say the film was a major influence on the genre to come would be an understatement because there’s simply so much going on here that other filmmakers would steal from. Obviously there’s the graphic violence, which is scattered throughout the film and this is what got the movie its original reputation. The effects are quite ghastly for their time and especially a couple throat slashings, a memorable beheading and of course a sex scene where two victims are offed at the same time (and later stolen in Friday THE 13TH PART 2). The film is also quite sleazy with not only the gore but a fair amount of nudity and sex. This certainly wasn’t the first film to use sex and violence but Bava really puts his own spin on it because the movie just feels so dirty.
