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‘The House by the Cemetery’ – Watch Trailer for Arrow Video’s Gorgeous 4K Restoration of Lucio Fulci Classic
The final movie in Lucio Fulci’s “Gates of Hell” trilogy, The House by the Cemetery is getting a brand new 4K Ultra HD release from Arrow Video this Halloween season.
Both the Limited Edition 4K and the Limited Edition Blu-ray sets will be releasing in the UK on October 9, and there’s also an Arrow Store Exclusive Limited Edition 4K variant.
But why wait? Exclusively watch the official trailer for the bloody new 4K restoration below, along with a full clip from the gorgeous new restoration. Two words: BAT. ATTACK.
And pre-order your copy from Arrow Video today!
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.
Special Features for this release include…
- 4k restoration from the original negative by Blue Underground
- 4k (2160p) Ultra Hd 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
- Limited edition packaging with reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Limited edition 60-page perfect bound book featuring new writing on the film by Roberto Curti, Stephen Thrower, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas and Rachael Nisbet
- Fold-out double-sided poster featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Colin Murdoch
- Six double-sided collector’s postcards
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 nerve-jangling soundtrack by Walter Rizzati (1990: Bronx Warriors), this feature-packed new edition resurrects Fulci’s gore-soaked classic in a stunning 4k restoration from the original camera negative.
Arrow Exclusive Variant
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‘The Haunting of Pennhurst’ Exclusive Clip Trains Scare Actors For Historic Haunt in Tribeca Doc
The past and present collide in haunting, poignant ways in the genre documentary The Haunting of Pennhurst, which sees a Halloween haunt serve as a reclamation of true historic horrors.
Ahead of its world premiere at the 25th Tribeca Film Festival, we have an exclusive clip that sees scare actors in training for the Halloween season. The catch? This haunt is opening at the historic Pennhurst State School & Hospital site, a facility that caused immense harm to its disabled patients over decades of its operation.
In the documentary, “For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on those same grounds, disabled performers – many living with the same conditions that once sent people to Pennhurst – put on their makeup, pull on their costumes, and prepare to scare people for a living.
“Through grit, compassion, and buckets of blood, the eclectic performers of the Pennhurst Asylum haunted attraction are wrestling with a space that is at once a lucrative business and a gravesite.”
The upcoming documentary hails from directing trio Nathan Stenberg, Mike Attie, and Katarina Poljak, who explore their socially-relevant subject through archival footage, first-hand accounts, and an immersive verité.
“Pennhurst has haunted us since we first passed through its dragon-tooth gates; the horrors of the institution echo through the site today. We are so grateful to bring this film to the Tribeca Festival, particularly the Escape from Tribeca section, which feels right for a story where past and present bleed together. We hope audiences leave unnerved and asking the same uncomfortable questions we did,” Attie, Stenberg, and Poljak said in a statement.
Watch the clip below that sees disabled and neurodivergent scare actors learning the ropes of a Halloween haunt, reclaiming the site’s grim history in the process.
Tribeca Screenings:
- Public 1 (Premiere) Screening – Friday, June 5 at 9:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 2 Screening – Sunday, June 7 at 3:15PM at Village East by Angelika
- Public 3 Screening – Tuesday, June 9 at 6:15PM at Village East by Angelika
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