Question 1

What literary work inspired Mario Bava to direct Black Sunday?

Accepted Answer

Mario Bava was a big fan of Nikolay Gogol's short story 'Viy,' which scared his children so much they insisted on sleeping with him. He selected it as the basis for this film.

Question 2

How did the set design contribute to the film's atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

The sets were designed in monochrome, absent of all color, to add to the dark mood of the film.

Question 3

Why was Barbara Steele difficult to work with on set according to reports?

Accepted Answer

Barbara Steele sometimes refused to come to set due to disliking her wig, her cleavage being shown, or fearing Bava would force her to appear nude. She admits she was difficult due to inexperience and not understanding Italian.

Question 4

Which classic horror film's cemetery scene was modeled on a scene from Black Sunday?

Accepted Answer

Richard Donner modeled the whole cemetery scene in The Omen (1976) on the scene where Barbara Steele appears in the graveyard with her hounds in Black Sunday.

Question 5

What is the central conflict in Black Sunday?

Accepted Answer

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her servant Igor Jauvitch return from the grave to possess the body of Asa's look-alike descendant Katia, with a doctor and family members trying to stop them.

Black Sunday

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