The House By The Cemetery

The House By The Cemetery

DVD Rating: ****

Reviewed by: Merlin Harries

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The disc boasts a comparatively comprehensive range of extra features, given the era in which it was made. The second bonus disc includes two separate trailers for the feature along with a previously unreleased scene which was deleted from the original. These all make for interesting if somewhat standard fare. The disc also features a House by the Cemetery Onstage Q&A Cast Reunion recorded live at the Horrorhound convention held inIndianapolis in March 2011.

The Q&A features Catriona MacColl, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina, Carlo DeMejo and Dagmar Lassander and makes for fascinating viewing. This is an absolute must for any ardent fan of the Gates of Hell trilogy or Fulci's work in general. They reveal a number of interesting stories, including some of the Director's quirky behaviour on set.

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The disc itself is displayed in anamorphic 2.35:1 with Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo which comes across as somewhat tinny in places but is largely consistent throughout. Given the process of transferring the image and sound to DVD, the picture has survived remarkably well.

Reviewed on: 30 Jul 2012
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A deranged killer lives in the basement of an old mansion and pops out occasionally to commit grisly murders that include beheadings...

Product Code: B007KZZ7LU

Region: 2

Ratio: 2.35:1

Sound: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo

Extras: House by the Cemetery Onstage Q&A Cast Reunion, Italian Trailer Compilation, Deleted scene, Original House By The Cemetery Trailers and TV Spot.

Director: Lucio Fulci

Writer: Elisa Briganti, Lucio Fulci, H.P. Lovecraft, Giorgio Mariuzzo, Dardano Sacchetti

Starring: Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina, Dagmar Lassander, Giovanni De Nava, Daniela Doria, Gianpaolo Saccarola, Carlo De Mejo, Kenneth A. Olsen, Elmer Johnsson, Ranieri Ferrara, Teresa Rossi Passante, Carolyn De Fonseca

Year: 1981

Runtime: 87 minutes

BBFC: 18 - Age Restricted

Country: Italy


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