Black Sunday (1960) – Filming Locations
Horror · Directed by Mario Bava · Starring John Richardson, Barbara Steele
A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.
Where was Black Sunday filmed?
- Varna, Bulgaria, Varna – Opening scenes establishing the witch's execution and the Bulgarian setting. The distinctive Eastern European architecture and cathedral provided authentic period atmosphere for the film's prologue set in 17th-century Bulgaria
- Rome, Italy, Rome – Various scenes involving the modern-day curse unfolding in Rome. Rome's classical architecture and monuments serve as the contemporary setting where the curse manifests, contrasting with the historical prologue