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6.1/10
17K
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A New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.A New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.A New England home is terrorized by a series of murders, unbeknownst to the guests that a gruesome secret is hiding in the basement.
- Awards
- 1 nomination total
Catriona MacColl
- Lucy Boyle
- (as Katherine MacColl)
Kenneth A. Olsen
- Harold
- (as John Olson)
Pino Colizzi
- Peterson- testimonianza audio
- (uncredited)
Lucio Fulci
- Professor Muller
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaUses the same "library" set featured in The Beyond (1981).
- GoofsFishing line can be seen attached to the bat that attacks Lucy in the cellar. Also, when Norman stabs the bat with a pair of scissors, blood comes out of the bat in places other than where the scissors penetrated it.
- Quotes
[Ann is kneeling on the floor, mopping up a huge pool of blood]
Lucy Boyle: What are you doing?
Ann, the babysitter: I made coffee.
- Crazy creditsIn the end credits: "no one will ever know whether children are monsters or monsters are children." - Henry James
- Alternate versionsThe Vestron home video release of "House By the Cemetery", which was released during the 1980s, has two reels of footage out of order. This error makes for a nearly incomprehensible film, as characters who die are seen later seen alive and running around as if they had never been killed.
- ConnectionsFeatured in You Won't Stop Screaming (1998)
Featured review
For an hour i was thinking to myself 'this kid has one of the worst dubs in the history of cinema'. And then that scream happened. Now it's official. It's the worst voice dubbing in movie history. Why on earth someone thought it wise that when a boy of 7/8 screams he sounds like a prime scream queen i'll never know, truly one of the most ridiculous and startling things i've come across.
As for the rest of the movie, there are 3 brutally bloody scenes (one in particular towards the end is rather gross out) which explains why it was a video nasty in it's day. The story tries to set up a little mystery with possible suspects including the nanny and the dad but the choppy editing and scene placement make it hard to believe anything other than the supernatural. Not one of Fulci's best, it's still got enough good moments to warrant at least one viewing.
As for the rest of the movie, there are 3 brutally bloody scenes (one in particular towards the end is rather gross out) which explains why it was a video nasty in it's day. The story tries to set up a little mystery with possible suspects including the nanny and the dad but the choppy editing and scene placement make it hard to believe anything other than the supernatural. Not one of Fulci's best, it's still got enough good moments to warrant at least one viewing.
- johnnyhbtvs27
- Apr 6, 2022
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Language
- Also known as
- House by the Cemetery
- Filming locations
- 11 Main Street, Concord, Massachusetts, USA(real estate office)
- Production company
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Box office
- Gross worldwide
- $462
- Runtime1 hour 26 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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