In a remote Transylvanian village people are killing themselves. It seems whenever they see a little ghost girl that means they are going to die. A doctor and a local witch both try to find out what's going on and stop it.
If that plot sounds vague you should see the picture! The plot rambles all over the place making little sense. It SORT OF pulls together at the end--but people don't talk like real people, things are done that make NO sense and there are endless sequences of people walking around huge castles--or something. A lot of people have commented on the eerie atmosphere in this movie. True--it looks great but nice atmosphere does not make a movie for me. I need a coherent plot and characters you understand. This is basically a dull horror film...but I've always thought Mario Bava was overrated.
Maybe I'm being too harsh on the film. Purportedly the original Italian version is not available in the US. Also the DVD I saw of it was in terrible shape--the print had faded color, lousy dubbing and inappropriate music during key sequences. Add to that a vague story and bad acting. You can skip this one. For Bava completists only.
If that plot sounds vague you should see the picture! The plot rambles all over the place making little sense. It SORT OF pulls together at the end--but people don't talk like real people, things are done that make NO sense and there are endless sequences of people walking around huge castles--or something. A lot of people have commented on the eerie atmosphere in this movie. True--it looks great but nice atmosphere does not make a movie for me. I need a coherent plot and characters you understand. This is basically a dull horror film...but I've always thought Mario Bava was overrated.
Maybe I'm being too harsh on the film. Purportedly the original Italian version is not available in the US. Also the DVD I saw of it was in terrible shape--the print had faded color, lousy dubbing and inappropriate music during key sequences. Add to that a vague story and bad acting. You can skip this one. For Bava completists only.