Feb. 9, 2024

This Day in Halloween: Mario Bava's giallo thriller "Hatchet for the Honeymoon" opens across the U.S. in 1974. / Illustration by Amanda White

Hatchet for the Honeymoon opens across the U.S. in 1974. Mario Bava’s giallo thriller about a man who murders young brides. Though it flops on release, the film is influential and considered Bava’s most personal horror film.

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