In 1630s Moldavia, Princess Asa Vajda, a vampiric witch, and her paramour, Javutich, [a] are sentenced to death for sorcery by Asa's brother Griabi. Asa vows revenge and puts a curse on Griabi's descendants.

Asa Vajda was a fictional witch and the primary antagonsit in the 1960 giallo film Black Sunday, directed by Mario Bava. She was played by actress Barbara Steele. Asa Vajda was a princess of Moldavia who lived during the first half of the 17th century.

Over 200 years after being executed for being a witch and a vampire, Princess Asa Vajda is resurrected when two travelers, Prof. Thomas Kruvajan and Dr. Andre Gorobec, accidentally disturb her abandoned tomb. At the time of her execution, the princess swore vengeance against her accuser, her brother, and all of his descendants.

In 1640, the Moldavian Princess Asa Vajda is captured and executed by her brother for practicing witchcraft and being a vampire. As she is about to die, she curses the descendents of her brother. Two hundred years later, Dr. Kruvajan and his assistant Dr. Gorobec, travel through Moldavia.

2003年3月21日 · During the film’s still effectively shocking prologue, set in the 17 th century, Princess Asa Vajda (Barbara Steele) has been condemned to die by her brother, the grand inquisitor, for witchcraft along with her co-conspirator and lover Javutich (Arturo Dominici).

Some of his blood drips onto Asa's dead face. Returning outside, Kruvajan and Gorobec meet Katia (also played by by Steele). She tells them that she lives with her father, Prince Vajda (Garrani), and brother Constantine (Enrico Oliveiri) in a …

A vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her fiendish servant, Igor Jauvitch, return from the grave and begin a bloody campaign to possess the body of the witch's beautiful look-alike descendant: Katia. Only a handsome doctor with the help of family members stand in her way.

Black Sunday is a gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava. Released in 1960, it follows the story of a vengeful witch, Asa Vajda, and her loyal servant as they return from the grave to possess her descendant's body. A doctor and family members seek to thwart their sinister plan.

2019年7月25日 · In Mario Bava’s gothic horror masterpiece steeped in rich atmosphere, condemned witch Princess Asa returns from the dead two centuries after her execution and wreaks vengeance on her killers’ family. Possessing the body of a descendant who happens to look just like her, Asa pulls out all the stops to exact her revenge.

In 1630 Moldavia, Asa Vajda, a witch, and her paramour, Javutich, are sentenced to death for sorcery by Asa's brother. Before being burned at the stake, Asa vows revenge and puts a curse on her brother's descendants. A metal mask with sharp spikes on the inside is placed over the witch's face and hammered into her flesh.