EXCELLANTE! and absolutely a must have for any true horror fan. Lucio Fulci’s “QUELLA VILLA ACCANTO AL CIMITERO”, the third in the mans gothic trilogy, is not only fantastic it has over the years become my favorite of his films. Which is a tough call next to the chunk-blower surpemo “City of the Living Dead”.

The Boyle family, Katherine MacColl, Paolo Malco and slightly annoying son Bob temporally move into the creepy old Freudstein house so dad can do some research on a banned for medical practice Dr. Freudstein. Shall we say it’s not a happy stay? At the beautifully rundown house before strange happenings begin to occur. Bob is getting warnings from a young girl, the mother [MacColl] finds the tomb of Jacob Tess Freudstein under the living room rug and begins strats hearing bizarre noises and going a little mental, while Ann the baby sitter who just shows up is down right creepy. Little do they know a zombified Dr. Freudstein has lived in the cellar since 1879 killing anyone who occupies the house to use their cells to live forever.

This is a Fulci film through and through. The last half finds the director at his terrifying Gothic Gore best. So expect nothing short of an atmospheric gore strewn overload with Fulci finishing of the trilogy in top notch fashion. His trade mark cruel violence is served up in very moist meaty moments by f/x guru Gino De Rossi. Moments? Hell, there’s more blood splattering in one kill here than in the first 3 Friday the 13th flicks combined. The bizarre bloody bat attack, brutal stabbings, severe throat violations, decapitation; the gore flows.

While I would been interesting to hear what Fabio Frizzi would have done with this. Walter Rizzati’s somber score is more than suitable and the cinematography of Sergio Salvati is as always fantastic. It all boils down to a ultra classic slab of horror.
Notable Dubbing: “Ann? Mommy says your not dead…, is that true?”.

If you’ve ever had the misfortune of seeing the U.S. Vestron video print, you probably noticed its overly dark and grainy making it hard to see a lot of the gore, on top of that 2 of the films reels are out of order. This is one of those cases where you have been robbed of truly seeing this film until you see it proper. Try the beautiful much brighter widescreen print that’s the way Mr. Fulci intended it to be seen. Thanks to Anchor Bay in this case.

Anchor Bay has a most pleasing transfer fully Uncut English version that looks excellante in its Widescreen 2.35:1 format enhanced for 16 x 9 TVs. But like Anchor Bays “City of the Living Dead” Xtras are slim with just the U.S. & International Theatrical Trailers, TV Spot, Still Gallery and Lucio Fulci & Dardano Sacchetti Bios. There is a small Easter Egg to be found in the Xtras menu.

It took a while but I did manage to secure an original Italian 2 sheet 39” x 55” now properly framed and painted with a black and white crackle finish. This is my Favorite poster.

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