1981 · horror
The House by the Cemetery
Directed by Lucio Fulci1h 27m1981
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.
Our read: The House by the Cemetery (1981) reads as a heavy, measured, inventive horror entry — extreme in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, measured, extreme horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- extreme
- inventive
- bleak
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