The House by the Cemetery
The House by the Cemetery Italian Quella villa accanto al cimitero is a 1981 Italian supernatural horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. The film stars Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Ania Pieroni, Giovanni Frezza, Silvia Collatina and Dagmar Lassander. It is the third instalment of the unofficial Gates of Hell trilogy which also includes City of the Living Dead and The Beyond. Its plot revolves around a series of murders taking place in a New England homea home which happens to be hiding a particularly gruesome secret within its basement walls. Themes and motifs from popular horror films such as The Shining, The Amityville Horror and Frankenstein are readily on display. This movie made the infamous video nasty list in the United Kingdom.
In New York City, Bob Giovanni Frezzi and his parents, Norman and Lucy Boyle Paolo Malco and Catriona MacColl, are moving. Normans excolleague, Dr. Peterson, who murdered his mistress before committing suicide, was the previous owner. The Boyles are to stay there, whilst Norman researches old houses. As his mother packs, Bob looks at a photograph of a house and notices a girl in it. In New Whitby, Boston, Bob waits in his parents car while they collect keys. The girl from the photograph appears across the street. The girl, Mae Silvia Collatina, whom only Bob can see, warns him to stay away. In the real estate office, Mrs. Gittelson Dagmar Lassander is annoyed when her colleague hands the couple the Freudstein keys. She insists it is called Oak Mansion. Gittelson promises to find a babysitter.Oak Mansion is in a poor state of repair. The cellar door is locked and nailed shut. A woman arrives and introduces herself as Ann, the babysitter Ania Pieroni. That night, Norman hears noises and finds Ann unblocking the cellar door. The next day, Norman goes to the library to peruse Petersons materials. The chief librarian, Mr Wheatley Carlo De Mejo, appears to recognize him but Norman claims he is mistaken. The assistant librarian, Daniel Douglas Giampaolo Saccarola, then informs Norman that Peterson conducted private research at the house. He studied records of area disappearances and other demographic data. ........
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