Baron Blood may not be Mario Bava's
most highly regarded film, but to me it's certainly a blast to watch.
I'm a huge Bava junkie and often find myself revisiting his films
often and Baron Blood is always a delight for repeat watches. This
might have to do with the fact that the film is much faster paced
then your typical Bava flick. Don't get me wrong I adore Black Sunday
and the Giallo that started it all “The Girl Who Knew Too Much”
and “Kill, Baby Kill...” but those films were definitely
methodically paced and just a tad slow now and then. Those films are
masterpieces of Italian cinema don't get me wrong, but I think
younger audiences sadly would find those films painfully slow. Baron
Blood on the other hand builds atmosphere quickly and expertly and
moves along like a fine tuned freight train.