Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero (1981)
Genre: Horror
Duration: 87 minuten
Alternative titles: The House by the Cemetery / Het Huis bij het Kerkhof / Zombie Hell House / Lucio Fulci's House by the Cemetery
Country:
Italy
Directed by: Lucio Fulci
Stars: Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco and Ania Pieroni
IMDb score:
6,1 (18.306)
Releasedate: 14 August 1981
Quella Villa Accanto al Cimitero plot
"Read the fine print. You may have just mortgaged your life."
A man buys a 19th-century house with his wife and child. What the family doesn't know is that someone already lives in the basement. It is Dr. Freudstein who has lived there for more than 100 years, but in order to live that long he needs new body parts all the time. The son of the family knows that Dr. Freudstein exists but no one believes him.
Actors and actresses
Lucy Boyle
Dr. Norman Boyle
Ann, the Babysitter
Bob Boyle
Mae Freudstein
Laura Gittleson
Dr. Freudstein
Daniel Douglas
Harold
Reviews & comments
RuudC
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- 4636 messages
- 2529 votes
Poor, very poor. After seeing this film, I'm starting to doubt Lucio Fulci's abilities again. City Of The Living Dead was good, despite the slow start. House By The Cemetery only has a somewhat smoother ending. At least half of the eighty minutes was completely unnecessary. Fulci's qualities in creating atmosphere of good gore are well established. However, the gore is too brief. The atmosphere could have been better, but that's mainly because the story was bad. Sometimes too stupid for words. The whole Freudstein thing could have been fun if more attention had been paid to everything outside the infamous basement. The cover of the DVD gave more clarity about it than the film itself. If I hadn't read that, House By The Cemetery would be about another monster in the basement of a remote house. You don't have to be smart that the basement is dangerous territory, but the residents still dive into it like flies on shit. The cemetery has not been in view for a full minute. Fun moments, like Anne's head rolling down the stairs like a bowling ball, are rare. In any case, they ensure that I do not give a particularly low score, together with the beautiful poster.
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dutchtuga
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- 16970 messages
- 4101 votes
Not inferior to The Beyond and City of the Living Dead, as far as I'm concerned. House by the Cemetery has a straightforward script for a change, which greatly enhances the atmosphere. It's also nice that the entire film takes place in one single location. Highlights here are again the large-scale murder scenes. Great especially that kill from the babysitter. Very much enjoyed. Strong soundtrack too.
4*
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starbright boy (moderator films)
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- 22749 messages
- 5357 votes
I really think this is a bit less than the previous Fulci's I saw. He makes less use of his strengths here. Still, I choose this any day over the bulk of contemporary horror. Even Fulci on a lesser day is nicer.
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