I was looking forward to finally watch this on Blu Ray but at the end I must say that I wasn't happy with this flick. Maybe I guessed that I should see another La Maschera Del Demonio (1960) because that one did gave me the creeps due Barbara Steele's look and that Baron Blood also was stated as a Gothic horror. And being made in 1972 I thought that it would follow the gore of Reazione A Catena (Bay Of Blood 1971) but it never did.
It takes ages for the real horror comes in. Sure, the baron itself do reveals his face earlier but it didn't looked convincing to me. It's only at the end when the narration comes in that a small bit of horror shows the truth about the baron. Not only that, the iron maiden used referred me to his earlier flick, La Maschera Del Demonio. I was waiting and waiting until it all should or could happen. The creepy moments at the castle itself also didn't work out for me. Doors making noises and paintings with scratches doesn't make a horror. No, I was disappointed about this Bava flick. The two titles mentioned earlier surely provided what a good horror needs, but Baron Blood didn't.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5
It takes ages for the real horror comes in. Sure, the baron itself do reveals his face earlier but it didn't looked convincing to me. It's only at the end when the narration comes in that a small bit of horror shows the truth about the baron. Not only that, the iron maiden used referred me to his earlier flick, La Maschera Del Demonio. I was waiting and waiting until it all should or could happen. The creepy moments at the castle itself also didn't work out for me. Doors making noises and paintings with scratches doesn't make a horror. No, I was disappointed about this Bava flick. The two titles mentioned earlier surely provided what a good horror needs, but Baron Blood didn't.
Gore 0/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 2/5 Story 2/5 Comedy 0/5