A classic slice of terror

Mark Kermode's Film of the Week [BFI] [having trouble viewing this email?]( [BFI]( [BFI]( [BFI]( MARK KERMODE'S FILM OF THE WEEK [The Mask of Satan]( The Mask of Satan "They look like Jesuit priests," said Barbara Steele of the bloodthirsty directors with whom she's worked. Men like Corman and Cronenberg and also Mario Bava, director of The Mask of Satan. "An Italian chiller of rare excellence," says the Guardian, it has Steele as a witch slain and then resurrected to torment her descendant. Tim Burton and Francis Ford Coppola are two of its many fans. Join them. [Subscribe to your free 30-day trial]( and watch now, along with hundreds of other titles, on desktop, Android & iOS devices. [WATCH NOW]( [Mark Kermode introduces The Mask of Satan]( Mark Kermode on The Mask of Satan Mark selects Mario Bava's classic Gothic horror as his Halloween recommendation. [WATCH NOW]( [Classic Horror]( Classic Horror collection Tales of terror from around the globe, from subtle chillers to brazen gorefests. [EXPLORE NOW]( THE SUBSCRIPTION TOP 10 [The Third Man]( 01 The Third Man Carol Reed's timeless thriller, one of the greatest of all British films. [WATCH NOW]( [Belle de Jour]( 02 Belle de Jour Buñuel's provocative classic about a bored housewife (Catherine Deneuve) who tries a daring new hobby. [WATCH NOW]( [By the Time It Gets Dark]( 03 By the Time It Gets Dark A mesmerising and innovative treatise on memory, politics and cinema. [WATCH NOW]( [Tokyo Story]( 04 Tokyo Story Yasujiro Ozu's most enduring masterpiece is a beautifully nuanced family drama. [WATCH NOW]( [Immoral Tales]( 05 Immoral Tales Highly controversial anthology of sexual taboos throughout the ages. [WATCH NOW]( [Dead Ringers]( 06 Dead Ringers David Cronenberg's haunting thriller exploring the bizarre lives of identical twins, both played by Jeremy Irons. [WATCH NOW]( [The Incident]( 07 The Incident Jane Linfoot's clinically constructed study of the disruption of a seemingly perfect family unit. [WATCH NOW]( [The Bird with the Crystal Plumage]( 08 The Bird with the Crystal Plumage Dario Argento's hugely influential thriller about a murder witness who becomes amateur detective. [WATCH NOW]( [Couple in a Hole]( 09 Couple in a Hole One of the most original British features of recent years follows a Scottish couple’s bizarre underground existence. [WATCH NOW]( [King of New York]( 10 King of New York Christopher Walken is the dogged drug-lord in Abel Ferrara's brutally gritty crime thriller. [WATCH NOW]( SUBSCRIPTION [The Reflecting Skin]( There's always more to discover Uncover over 400 of the greatest films you'll find on-demand, anywhere. [START YOUR FREE 30-DAY TRIAL]( [BFI Player]( You have received this message because you signed up for BFI Player emails. You are subscribed as {EMAIL} [Unsubscribe]( immediately from all future BFI mailings Sent by BFI, 21 Stephen Street, London W1T 1LN