The House by the Cemetery

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The House by the Cemetery

Released Mar 1, 1984

1h 26m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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5,000+ Ratings

Soon after moving his family into a New England house with a dark history, a doctor begins receiving warnings from a mysterious girl to get out.

Alan Jones

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This is Fulci at his most restrained and therefore most effective.

Jul 28, 2022

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Ed Travis

Hollywood Jesus

I had a blast with this horror classic even if it is highly evocative of other isolated scary house movies.

Apr 1, 2020

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James Kendrick

Q Network Film Desk

the violence inflicted on the various characters throughout the film (which includes gouging, stabbing, throat ripping, dismemberment, and decapitation) is nothing compared to the violence that Fulci inflicts on storytelling and logic

Rated: 1.5/4

Feb 11, 2020

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Rob Hunter

Film School Rejects

Rated: C+

May 19, 2012

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Fernando F. Croce

CinePassion

Wonder after grimy wonder

Feb 12, 2010

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Rated: 2/5

Aug 4, 2005

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Melissa L

I don't understand the high ratings. The film was weird, and had too much blood and gore. Don't waste your time!

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

07/30/25

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Damian M

This movie is a must see and a classic! The camera work with the long close up shots that really give you that creepy unnerving scare, and the long foreboding shots give an amazing charm. The ending has one of the best twists I've seen. Stephen King would love this.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/23/24

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Raiodesol S

While the first act of the movie is slow and difficult to get through, the mystery and overall Halloweeny feel of the movie really makes you push through, and it pays off. Yeah, actors aren’t as good as they could be, and story could a lot simpler to better facilitate understanding it, but it works in the end. The scare build ups hold up to this date, the makeup is amazing, soundtrack is on point (although some repeating sound effects are very annoying) and the build up is basically what drives this movie, with a great and unexpected-ish twist at the end. Even if I don’t get the title of the movie, I think it’s worth a watch especially during the spooky season.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/31/24

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Tasos L

What can I say about this masterpiece...I have watched it a hundred times and it's always giving me the creeps..!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Chris O

This is my favorite Italian horror movie. The plot doesn't make much sense. It's best to think of it as mystical realism. The visuals, sound effects, and score create a sense of dread I've not seen in many other movies. A real creeper! Pretty gory but it's that cartoonish giallo gore.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

09/13/24

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B Rad

The House By The Cemetery is a movie I want to love but it is so very flawed. terrible acting, terrible voice dubbing for "Bob". Gore is pretty good but the whole movie just falls short for me

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/29/23

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Synopsis

Soon after moving his family into a New England house with a dark history, a doctor begins receiving warnings from a mysterious girl to get out.

Director: Lucio Fulci
Producer: Fabrizio De Angelis
Screenwriter: Lucio Fulci, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Dardano Sacchetti
Distributor: Reel Media International [us], Anchor Bay Entertainment, Almi Pictures, Vestron Video
Production Co: Fulvia Film
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: Italian
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 1, 1984, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 1, 2017
Runtime: 1h 26m

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