A. K. Tolstoy
Russian writer and playwright (1817–1875), a second cousin of Leo Tolstoy. He wrote La famiglia del Vurdalak in French, the declared source for Bava’s film.
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People
The people who shaped and transformed horror culture: authors, directors, performers, scholars and production companies.
Boris Karloff
British actor who became a horror icon with Frankenstein (1931). In I tre volti della paura he is both narrator and Vurdalak.
Mario Bava
Cinematographer, effects specialist and director: with La maschera del demonio and I tre volti della paura, he defined Italian Gothic and the narrative use of colour.
American International Pictures
An American production and distribution company that brought Italian Gothic to the US market by retitling, re-editing and re-dubbing films.
Entries in preparation
Nodes already cited by other entries, awaiting their own entry.
- Anton Chekhov
- Guy de Maupassant
- Black Sabbath (band)