Barbara Steele

Mario Bava kick-started the Italian gothic boom of the 1960’s with the baroque majesty of Black Sunday , which was followed by the exceptional work of Riccardo Freda ( The Horrible Secret of Dr. Hichcock, The Ghost ), the slow-moving but atmospheric films of Antonio Margheriti ( Castle of Blood , The Long Hair of Death ), and the sometimes inspired, sometimes insipid films of directors ranging from Giorgio Ferroni ( Mill of the Stone Women ) to Camillo Mastrocinque ( Crypt of the Vampire ) to...Read Full Story

Barbara Steele is an English actress. She's best known as the scream queen of Italian gothic horror movies of the 1960s. Her breakthrough role came in Italian director Mario Bava's Black Sunday ...Read Full Story

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