Lucio Fulci’s ‘The House by the Cemetery’ Returns to Life on 4K Ultra HD from Arrow Video

Announced today as part of Arrow Video’s October 2023 lineup, Lucio Fulci horror classic The House by the Cemetery is getting a brand new 4K UHD and Blu-ray release.

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.

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.