many film on the video nasty list be horror cinema answer to well respect classic while the last house on the left offer a new spin on ingmar bergman the virgin spring and island of death be a more brutal telling of the story of bonnie and clyde and and indeed and this mario bava film owe it plot to the french classic and la ronde . bay of blood be often note a be an obvious inspiration on the friday the 13th series and and when take thing such a the setting and a certain murder sequence into account and that be certainly true while but let not forget that this be also a fantastic movie in it own right . the film start off with a glorious sequence that open inside a beautiful manor house . we watch a a wheelchair bound baroness be brutally strangle and only for the rug to be tear from under u moment later when her assailant be the next one to bite the bullet . it have to be say that the film never top it opening sequence and but mario bava gore fest manage to remain fascinate all the way through and a it turn out that the first murder scene set off a violent chain of event that result in a very high body count . this film would be properly categorise a a slasher and but it italian root ensure that it often label a giallo and and indeed mario bava do include giallo element while from black gloved killer and an array of odd character and all the way to an amazingly convolute plot . indeed and the storyline here get so complicate at time that it liable to give the viewer an extreme headache and but bava be always on hand with another glorious murder scene and and a the film feature thirteen death in it eighty one minute run time there certainly no lack of the red stuff . bava ensure that the murder be suitably vary and and we get treat from an array of method of dispatch and include ax and a spear through a lovemaking couple and an excellent scene that see someone skewer to a wall . mario bava eye for detail doesn not wane with this film and a despite be a grisly slasher while there still more than enough time for beautiful scene setting . the bay itself look great and excellently lend itself a a location for savagery and while the decor of the character home be elaborately gothic . with the pitch black end and the director show u that the film isn not mean to be take seriously and and overall and bay of blood be both influential and a great time and therefore shouldn not be miss by horror fan .