The Bava Family
The father of Italian horror cinema and his son, who carried the family tradition of atmospheric genre filmmaking into a new era.
Mario Bava
Director, Cinematographer · b. 1914–1980
Visionary Italian director and cinematographer considered the father of the giallo genre and a major influence on modern horror cinema.
Notable Works
- Black Sunday
- Blood and Black Lace
- A Bay of Blood
- Kill, Baby... Kill!
Lamberto Bava
Director · b. 1944
Mario's son, a horror director who worked as his father's assistant before directing his own genre films.
Notable Works
- Demons
- Demons 2
- A Blade in the Dark