

The House by the Cemetery
You may have just mortgaged your life.
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.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $785K
- Box office
- $1.8M
- Language
- Italian
- haunted house
- gore
- mad scientist
- slasher
- zombie
- video nasty
- supernatural horror
- psychic vision
- independent film
- murder-suicide
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Italy
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York30 Mar 1984
- TheatricalNR1 Jun 1984
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical (limited)184 Jul 1982
- Physical187 May 2012
- Physical189 Oct 2023
DenmarkDK
- Theatrical23 Aug 1982
FranceFR
- Theatrical1624 Mar 1982
GermanyDE
- Theatrical18West Germany26 Nov 1982
ItalyIT
- TheatricalVM1814 Aug 1981
MexicoMX
- Theatrical17 Oct 1987
NetherlandsNL
- Theatrical6 Jan 1983
PortugalPT
- Theatrical8 Apr 1983
SpainES
- Theatrical186 Aug 1982
Frequently asked questions
The House by the Cemetery was released on 14 August 1981.
Audience reviews
2- T8/10
tmdb17996075
2/14/2017
If I have to be objective, I would say that I can understand why some people criticize "The House by the Cemetery" for being a film that lacks of logical explanations all the way through. As a matter of fact, regardless of how much I love this film and how biased I can be, I admit that it is overflowing with nonsensical and misleading sequences that only add a little bit of confusion. This is not the only occasion in…
- J4/10
JPV852
1/14/2020
Not a big fan of Lucio Fulci but I did enjoy Zombie. However, The House by the Cemetery is a mess of a horror film with mysterious elements, like how Professor Norman had been to this town before, goes nowhere (not to mention the mystery surrounding Ann, the babysitter) and despite a short running time, feels really tedious. Beyond that, in Fulci form, and most Italian horror, the dubbing is pretty bad and characters…
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