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Black Sunday

(La maschera del demonio, Mario Bava, 1960, Italy) 

Introduced by Hope Madden, author and filmmaker

A woman stands with her arms above her head looking apprehensively behind her.
Jul 10, 2025 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$8 members and adults 55 and over
$10 general public
$5 students
Free for Ohio State students

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

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Our horror world tour begins with an acclaimed and influential Gothic film that started the golden age of Italian horror movies!

A Gothically stylized tale of witchcraft and revenge, Black Sunday changed the trajectory of horror movies in Italy and beyond! The iconic “Queen of All Scream Queens” Barbara Steele gives her signature performance as a 17th century witch who vows to get revenge on her tormentors as she’s condemned to death. Two centuries later, her curse comes to life when she rises from the grave to get retribution! Horror maestro Mario Bava brings lush beauty and lighting to Black Sunday, which has influenced everything from spaghetti westerns to today’s A24 horror films. In Italian with English subtitles. (87 mins., DCP) 

Goreometer: 2 / 4
Graphic violence and sexuality by 1960s standards that are still effective but far from scandalous today.

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Black Sunday, courtesy of Noar World Media Films.

"A stylistic tour-de-force and an unfettered visual expression of a cinematic visionary."
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About the speaker

Hope Madden

Hope Madden is an award-winning director, writer, and producer based in Columbus, Ohio. Madden spent nearly two decades as a film critic and journalist before directing her attention to making films of her own, including the 2022 feature film Obstacle Course. Turning her enduring interest in cinema into a multimedia investment, she cofounded MaddWolf Productions in 2019. Madden wrote a back-page column for Columbus Monthly, has published poems in a variety of respected journals, and contributed short fiction to numerous publications. Her first novel, Roost, was published in 2022. Madden writes regularly for Columbus Underground and is a member of Rotten Tomatoes, CherryPicks, and the Women Film Critic Circle. She and her husband George Wolf endow a scholarship for Moving-Image Production majors at Ohio State University.

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Black Sunday

Jul 10, 2025 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$8 members and adults 55 and over
$10 general public
$5 students
Free for Ohio State students

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

A limited number of listening devices are available upon request.

If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Visit our Accessibility page to learn more.

Become a Member