The House by the Cemetery

1981 PG-13 1h 27m

6.3 / 10 438

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After a doctor kills his mistress and himself while researching the mysterious previous owner of his Boston home, his colleague, Dr. Norman Boyle, takes over his studies and moves his family into the Boston mansion. Soon after, Boyle's young son Bob becomes plagued by visions of a young girl, who warns him of the danger within the house.

Director Lucio Fulci

Writers

Giorgio Mariuzzo Lucio Fulci Dardano Sacchetti

Stars

Catriona MacColl Paolo Malco Ania Pieroni

Teresa Rossi Passante

Peterson (voice) (uncredited)

Lucio Fulci

Professor Muller (uncredited)

Horror Mystery

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User Reviews 2

JPV852 14 Jan 2020

4/10

Not a big fan of Lucio Fulci but I did enjoy Zombie. However, The House by the Cemetery is a mess of a horror film with mysterious elements, like how Professor Norman had been to this town before, goes nowhere (not to mention the mystery surrounding Ann, the babysitter) and despite a short running time, feels really tedious. Beyond that, in Fulci form, and most Italian horror, the dubbing is prett...

tmdb17996075 15 Feb 2017

8/10

If I have to be objective, I would say that I can understand why some people criticize "The House by the Cemetery" for being a film that lacks of logical explanations all the way through. As a matter of fact, regardless of how much I love this film and how biased I can be, I admit that it is overflowing with nonsensical and misleading sequences that only add a little bit of confusion. This is not ...