A Bay of Blood (1971)

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08/09/1971 (IT)•Horror, Thriller•1h 25m

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They came to play, they stayed to die.

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An elderly heiress is killed by her husband who wants control of her fortunes. What ensues is an all-out murder spree as relatives and friends attempt to reduce the inheritance playing field, complicated by some teenagers who decide to camp out in a dilapidated building on the estate.

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Claudine Auger
Renata Donati
Luigi Pistilli
Alberto / Albert
Claudio Camaso
Simone / Simon
Anna Maria Rosati
Laura
Chris Avram
Franco Ventura / Frank Ventura
Leopoldo Trieste
Paolo Fosatti / Paul Fosatti
Laura Betti
Anna Fossati
Brigitte Skay
Louise / Brunhilde
Isa Miranda
Countess Federica Donati

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A review by Wuchak

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Written by Wuchak on Aug 11, 2022

**_Seminal Italian slasher_** At a bay on the remote coast of central Italy, corpses mount up as several people contest over the valuable property rights. Some of those involved are four party-minded youths in a yellow dune buggy. Mario Bava's "A Bay of Blood" (1971) is called “Ecology of Crime” in Italian (translated) and is known by a few other names, like “Twitch of the Death Nerve” (“A Bay of Blood” is easily the best title). With one foot firmly in giallo territory, it is hailed as the progenitor and blueprint for the kitschy slasher craze that would soon emerge with "Hallowe...