As the 1970s gave way to the 1980s, director Lucio Fulci (Don't Torture a Duckling, City of the Living Dead) increasingly specialised in the dark, ultraviolent horror movies which would earn him the affectionate moniker "the Godfather of Gore". The third and final instalment in his "Gates of Hell" trilogy, 1981's The House by the Cemetery showcases the malevolent maestro at his blood-drenched best. The Boyles - Lucy (Catriona MacColl, The Beyond), Norman (Paolo Malco, The New York Ripper) and their young son Bob (Giovanni Frezza, Demons) - relocate from New York City to an ageing house in rural New England. But the evil force which lurks in its basement has already claimed the previous occupant and now has its sights set on the new owners. Soon, the unsuspecting family will become only too familiar with the dark secret of the monstrous Dr Freudstein...
- Region Code:
- Region B
- Duration:
- 86 minutes
- Original Language:
- Italian
- Extras:
- Language(s): Italian, English, Hard of Hearing Subtitles: English, Subtitles: English, Interactive Menu, Screen ratio 1:2.35, Mono, Bonus Footage, Commentary: Troy Howarth (author); Catriona MacColl (moderated by Calum Waddell); Silvia Collatina (moderated by Mike Baronas), Deleted Scenes, Documentaries: 'Ladies of Italian Horror', Image Gallery, Interviews: Catriona MacColl (actor); Paolo Malco (actor); Giovanni Frezza (actor); Silvia Collatina (actor); Dagmar Lassander (actor); Carlo De Mejo (actor); Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti (writers); Sergio Salvati (cinematographer); Maurizio Trani (make-up effects artist); Giannetto De Rossi (special effects artist); Giovanni De Nava (actor); Giorgio Mariuzzo (writer); Stephen Thrower (author); Sergio Stivaletti (filmmaker/make-up effects artist), Q&A with Catriona MacColl (2014); Alternate US opening titles; Archival introduction by Giovanni Frezza; 'The House By the Cemetery' Q&A panel (2011); Reversible sleeve, Trailers
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