The Sweet House of Horrors
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The Sweet House of Horrors (in original Italian, La dolce casa degli orrori) 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.
is far superior.
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...
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Plot
After being murdered by a burglar, a couple return as spirits to care for their two young children. They also seek revenge against their murderer and try to prevent their house from being demolished.Production
"The Sweet House of Horrors" is one of four films made for the Italian cable TV Series "Houses of Doom." Lucio Fulci himself would direct two films for the series (the second being The House of ClocksThe House of Clocks
The House of Clocks is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci.-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...
). 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
Most fans generally regard this to be one of Fulci's worst films in his career and that his second TV-made movie The House of ClocksThe House of Clocks
The House of Clocks is a 1989 Italian horror film directed by Lucio Fulci.-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...
is far superior.