
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
Exactly what a “haunted house horror” movie should be.
While it's certainly the weakest of Fulci's "Gates of Hell" trilogy, and at least to my mind has the fewest links to the series' over-arching themes and some very questionable dubbing (all things being relative), I think the atmosphere is on-point and still makes for an enjoyable low-key haunting experience. It feels a little like what could have been a short story that got stretched out a bit too long. Definitely better if paired with something else, rather than a solo film experience.
Not Fulcis best but definitively his style. Has some really creepy moments but some horrifically bad acting. As usual with Fulci , logic is not too high on his list of priories. Worth a watch , even if just to complete the set
The kid's obviously overdubbed voice is so distracting that I could only get 11 minutes in
A copy of things we’ve seen before. Horrendous score, bad sound editing and the kid has the most annoying voice ever! Some good death scenes but didn’t finish it. Stick with the Shining or even Amityville Horror.