House by the Cemetery (1981)

Stars	User	Rating
4	Paxton	72 _71st
The killer in the basement is a terrifying creature but I was fully rooting for him, so they failed somewhere along the sympathy line.
3	BillyShears	50 _21st
Please kill mini Lex Luger movie, please do it, end it , end it all. I hate you Bob.
2	terrymac	59 _33rd
There are definitely some good ideas here, particularly in the ambiguous role played by the children - this is hinted at throughout, and consolidated by the Henry James quote at the end. However, the whole film is a mish-mash of poorly-resolved plotting and whatever the aim of the film was is entirely unclear by the time it has ended. Some nice Fulci gore is on show, but this is nowhere near as shocking on the dubbing job on the young blond lad. It's a stinker, but is curiously compelling.
2	joseywales	71 _60th
A bloody mess, sure, but a FUN bloody mess!
2	WWallce4prez	70 _46th
Not my favorite Fulci, but certainly a enjoyable and goopy romp down in the basement. A dream-like plot highlighted by everyone yelling for Bob.
2	JSchlansky	53 _32nd
The most atrocious child dubbing I've heard in quite some time. Almost enough to make me turn off the film, honestly. You're telling me the mother couldn't open that hatch wider, but the kid could force his humongous fucking head through? I'm not buying it.
1	flaneur	65 _31st
I hate Bob
1	twincinema	60 _36th
If you go into a Fulci film expecting things like pacing, or a coherent plot, you are in for a bad time. But damn, those are some good gore effects.
1	Enthusiast	70 _50th
Another delirious Fulci fever dream, most notable for featuring one of the most ghoulish and unforgettable zombies in film history. Also worth noting that Catriona MacColl somehow turns in a worse acting performance here than in The Beyond, which is just mind-bending.
1	hehejaja	80 _76th
A messy, moody and delicious film.
1	Dean Franz	82 _81st
Another tasty nightmare vision from the great Fulci. Disturbing and strange as likely to offend because of it's graphic gore as for it's lack of coherence.
1	edkrak	75 _73rd
Nothing in this film makes any sense, but I still like it.
1	clawx	65 _19th
haha, not a good fulci film, mostly because the kid in the movie was annoying as hell, still it's worth a look.
1	ahamel7896	6 _34th
Like most of Fulci's films, it starts strong, heads to dullsville in the middle, and then has a memorably fucked up ending.
1	TrixRabbi	60 _15th
Did I dream this? No seriously, I'm not sure since I caught this as the fifth film in an all night horror marathon. It's entertaining but its edited like someone threw a jigsaw puzzle against the wall.
1	Groovy_Souls	55 _35th
There's a lot of different ideas premeating through House by the Cemetery, and while that seems like it should be a major slight against it (note: it is), they're all done fairly well. The haunted house, slasher, and zombie aspects are all very well done, on top of really good gore effects and a fun, creepy atmosphere. There's definitely still a lot to be desired here, with all the movie tries to do, but for the most part, it contains some pretty good execution.
1	backwardsuit	70 _48th
Pretty nasty and oppressive even by Fulci's standards. Manages to avoid some of the more offensive qualities of his work while still delivering many shockingly tense scenes and an abundance of gore. Atmosphere is nice and dreamy at times and the story almost works well on some weird surreal level although it's undoubtably a nonsensical mess that takes forever to get going. Acting is unsurprisingly terrible but at least the dubbing is hilarious. Ania Pieroni's eyes always put a spell on me.

Average Percentile 41.87% from 366 Ratings