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6.1/10
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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
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
Here is an effort from the infamous director Luci Fulci, who is probably best known for his ultra-violent zombie movies. This is one of them, although strictly speaking it is a haunted house/zombie combination. The story has a family move into a new home where it turns out a zombie called Dr Freudstein (yes, really) lives in the cellar. And from this premise much bloody mayhem does ensue. The highlight of the movie overall is the practical effects work from Giannetto De Rossi which kick into gear during the various scenes of over-the-top bloody violence. It's a fairly run-of-the-mill film aside from this really but it is also notable for having a very effective, intense ending. Last and by all means least is the child actor playing the character called Bob - he has been dubbed with the most ridiculous and inane voice that you would be forgiven for hoping he will wind up being torn apart by the resident zombie. But will he?
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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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