The Sweet House of Horrors

1989 1h 22m IT

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★4.7TMDB · 26

HorrorTV Movie

Synopsis

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A murdered couple return from the beyond to care for their two young children, as well as seek revenge against their killer, accept their children's step parents, and try to prevent their house from being sold.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jean-Christophe Brétignière
Carlo
Cinzia Monreale
Marcia
Lubka Lenzi
Mary Valdi
Lino Salemme
Guido
Franco Diogene
Mr. Coby
Vernon Dobtcheff
The Exorcist
Giuliano Gensini
Marco
Ilary Blasi
Sarah

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lucio Fulci
Writers: Lucio Fulci, Gigliola Battaglini, Vincenzo Mannino
Languages: English, Italian, German
Countries: Italy

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RUNTIME

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82 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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37 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, German.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "The Houses of Doom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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5 / 8

WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Jean-Christophe Brétignière and Cinzia Monreale and Lubka Lenzi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0097221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lucio Fulci directs. Sebastiano Celeste behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in English, Italian, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

182 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
237 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Italian, German.
4Part of the "The Houses of Doom Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Lucio Fulci, shot by Sebastiano Celeste. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Jean-Christophe Brétignière and Cinzia Monreale and Lubka Lenzi carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0097221 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 26 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Sebastiano Celeste
Runtime: 82 min · 1h 22m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): 18
IMDB: The Sweet House of Horrors (1989)

Part of

The Houses of Doom Collection

Four Italian horror movies from filmmakers Lucio Fulci and Umberto Lenzi - "The House of Clocks", "The Sweet House of Horrors", "The House of Lost Souls", and "The House of Witchcraft" - all with a haunted house theme. Originally they were intended to be a TV series (Houses of Doom), but were deemed too gory for television and were shelved until an eventual later release.