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...

Featuring a cast of Italian horror royalty, including Ania Pieroni (Tenebrae) and Dagmar Lassander (Fulci's The Black Cat), sumptuous widescreen cinematography by long-term Fulci collaborator Sergio Salvati (Zombie Flesh Eaters) and a nervejangling soundtrack by Walter Rizzati (1990: Bronx Warriors), this feature-packed edition resurrects Fulci's gore-soaked classic in a stunning 4K restoration from the original camera negative.

Product Features

4K restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground

4K (2160p) UHD Blu-ray presentation in Dolby Vision (HDR10 compatible)

Restored original lossless mono English and Italian soundtracks

Optional lossless 5.1 English soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing for the English soundtrack

Optional English subtitles for the Italian soundtrack

Audio commentary by Troy Howarth, author of Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films

Archival audio commentary with star Catriona MacColl, moderated by Calum Waddell

Archival audio commentary with co-star Silvia Collatina, moderated by Mike Baronas of Paura Productions

Meet the Boyles - interviews with stars Catriona MacColl and Paolo Malco

Children of the Night - interviews with stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina

Tales of Laura Gittleson - interview with star Dagmar Lassander

My Time with Terror - interview with star Carlo De Mejo

A Haunted House Story - interview with co-writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti

To Build a Better Death Trap - interviews with cinematographer Sergio Salvati, special make-up effects artist Maurizio Trani, special effects artist Giannetto De Rossi and actor Giovanni De Nava

House Quake - interview with co-writer Giorgio Mariuzzo

Q&A with Catriona MacColl at the 2014 Spaghetti Cinema Festival, Luton, England

Calling Dr Freudstein - interview with Stephen Thrower, author of Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci

Deleted scene

Alternate US opening titles

Archival introduction by Giovanni Frezza

Back to the Cellar - archival interview with Giovanni Frezza

Cemetery Woman - archival interview with Catriona MacColl

Wax Mask: Finishing the Final Fulci - archival interview with filmmaker and special makeup effects artist Sergio Stivaletti

Freudstein's Follies - archival interview with Giannetto De Rossi

Ladies of Italian Horror - archival interviews with Italian horror cinema stars Stefania Casini, Barbara Magnolfi and The House by the Cemetery's Silvia Collatina

The House by the Cemetery Q&A - 2011 panel at HorrorHound, Indianapolis, Indiana featuring the film's cast

International theatrical trailer

US theatrical trailer

TV spot

Poster and still galleries

Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch

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