The House of Clocks
Encyclopedia
The House of Clocks is a 1989 Italian horror film
directed by Lucio Fulci
.
). Director Umberto Lenzi
would also direct two films (House of Witchcraft and House of Lost Souls). Unfortunately the finished films were deemed too violent by producers and were never aired. They were then relegated to a DTV
release.
(1979) and The Beyond (1981). Compared to his work in the late 80's however, House of Clocks is regarded by fans to be one of his better works from the latter part of his career.
Horror film
Horror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
directed by Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci
Lucio Fulci was an Italian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is perhaps best known for his directorial work on gore films, including Zombie and The Beyond , although he made films in genres as diverse as giallo, western, and comedy...
.
Plot
The story revolves around a wealthy older couple who are murdered during a robbery by three young perpetrators. The event results in a supernatural reversal of time, symbolized by the fast, counter-clockwise movement of hands on the house's many clocks. Eventually, this leads to the resurrection of the older couple, who subsequently seek to terrorize the three burglars.Production
"The House of Clocks" is one of four films made for the Italian cable TV Series "House of Doom." Lucio Fulci himself would direct two films for the series (the first being The Sweet House of HorrorsThe Sweet House of Horrors
The Sweet House of Horrors is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci.-Plot:After being murdered by a burglar, a couple return as spirits to care for their two young children...
). Director Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi
Umberto Lenzi , is an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, spaghetti westerns, war movies, cannibal films and giallo murder mysteries ....
would also direct two films (House of Witchcraft and House of Lost Souls). Unfortunately the finished films were deemed too violent by producers and were never aired. They were then relegated to a DTV
Direct-to-video
Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television...
release.
Critical response
Completed late in the director's career, many Fulci fans consider this film to fall below the standard of quality set by such earlier works as Zombi 2Zombi 2
Zombi 2 is a 1979 zombie horror film directed by Lucio Fulci. It is the best-known of Fulci's films and made him a horror icon. Though the title suggests this is a sequel to Zombi Zombi 2 (also known as Zombie, Island of the Living Dead, Zombie Island, Zombie Flesh Eaters and Woodoo) is a 1979...
(1979) and The Beyond (1981). Compared to his work in the late 80's however, House of Clocks is regarded by fans to be one of his better works from the latter part of his career.