The House by the Cemetery
Directed by Lucio Fulci
Gruesome supernatural slayings begin after a family moves into their new house in the final entry in Lucio Fulci’s “Gates of Hell” trilogy. The Boyle’s new house hides a horrific history of murder and torment, including a recent familicide committed by Norman Boyle’s former colleague. But as Norman tries to uncover the mystery behind the murders, he uncovers an otherworldly secret that may be closer than he thinks. Though it’s tonally less apocalyptic than CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD and THE BEYOND, the creeping suspense and gory FX should satisfy any Fulci fan. Contains violence and gore.
Gruesome supernatural slayings begin after a family moves into their new house.
Cast: Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina
Member Reviews
5 skulls for the biting bat.
GATES OF HELL FINALE. GREAT
Great and bloody haunted house movie (don't go in the basement style). Haven't really been viscerally grossed out by an act of horror violence in a while so that was good. In the first few minutes some really lovely shots of New York in 1980. There are some story elements that don't seem to follow one another as if there were two or more cuts of the movie and they just smashed them together and decided to ignore the lapses. I think of them as misguided red herrings and tried to just enjoy the atmosphere. Would recommend
I gave this film a 4 because it delivers on the creep factor. Between the creepy music, 80's gore and haunting backdrop. It gives the the viewer the impression that something crazy is about to happen. Which is missing from today's horror. Everyone is trying too hard to be trendy instead of actually horrifying or simply scaring the audience. NOW!!!! That's not to say this movie is NOT WITHOUT IT'S FLAWS!!!! You will SOON find this out immediately! Still. It does a good job of exhibiting mystique, despair or fear of something evil lurking around the corner! Which is satisfying.
This movie is a slog. Some of the scares are decent but the movie sags outside of those scenes. I loved the music tho.