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Originally Posted by atsonicpark
Bay of Blood was one of the original slasher films. And it also has an artful direction that definitely inspired a lot of Italian horror, including a lot of Argento's better known works.
A lot of Bava films, even though I'm not a big fan, were ahead of their time. Black Sunday, Black Sabbath, Blood and Black Lace (the original giallo), etc.
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I never really know what to make of Bava's films and, by extension, Argento's. I think they're very similar in that they're both responsible for some of horror's greatest set-piece moments. however neither of them seem able to carry a whole film. There's always these moments in their films where it's as though the plot has just gone to sleep, only to be woken up suddenly by another set-piece.