@coolkidcash15 Apparently according to Fulci, the kid was in the care of the ghosts now, to walk the forests of sadness. Not dead or alive...really depressing though, haha. Even he admitted that it was a depressing ending.
i ist saw this when i was about 10 or 11 it allways stuck with me the only flaw with this film imo is the english dubing id love to view this film in italian
I recently saw Ghosthouse by Umberto Lenzi which is the only other film to feature the same house in HBTC but Lenzi actually films inside of the real house compared to Fulci who filmed the interiors in a studio and only used the house for exteriors.
like stephphoenix, me too have seen it as a child at a friend's home, and I felt this movie was so evil i couldn't compare it with nothing else i considered "horror" at my age (11-12 yrs); i refreshed my horror movie experience tens years later, searching for fulci movies, reminiscent of this particular one.
Spoilers*******************I think all the characters were basically one person metaphorically. The adult characters were killed off representing some kind of childhood trauma that keeps people in a childlike state. Psychology(Freud-stein) and religion(Cross) represent false hope and seal off the person from their 'basement' their repressed memories and dark side. The ending isnt too pleasant. The people are led around in a childlike state by a controlling figure. Thats my take.
@M8DMAN i think (only a suggestion) the final scene represents the death of the blonde child, in a similar way movies like "the others" or "the orphanage" have borrowed from it, like in the moment of dying we see the spirit of the child being transported in a ghost-like dimention.
to be honest fulci could've done without the gore, the film's just that great. i dont have a problem with gore just the more was fantastic without the use of it. i forgot the gory material was there half the time.
@DetrimentDaSuffering He needed the gore to get in magazines like Fangoria, also it raised box office hearing about someones eye getting poked out, etc. I doubt these movies would have gotten made without the gore.
i have been in the actual house!! its in scituate, massachusettes (u.s.a.) my friend used to live in it for years (in the upstairs part) and believe me that whole area is creepy as hell!! i used to walk home through the woods at night ( there is no cemetary though )
Your right, this movie is really bizzare but I like that and that's for some reason what I appreciate most about fulci films and this one is my favirot
actually May and her grandmother Miss Freudstein are dead and ghosts, May helped Bob to escape but now he is prisonner of their dimension. That's why Miss Freudstein told May "Don't forget your good manner, now that Bob will stay you will have to teach him the freudstein manners" Bob belongs to the family now. I read once that in all Fulci's movies every time you see children they are ghosts. Cheers !!
I watched this movie when I was 8-year-old then I got a terrible nightmare after watching that the scene where Daniela Doria was stabbed through her head with the butcher knife by Dr. Freudstein.
i did not understand what mrs freudstein said to the children at the end.
cevar59 2 months ago
I love the soundtrack.
animelove2021 4 months ago
Excelent movie, my brother rented the video tape when we were only kids, but i didn't forgot , thanks!
EzePorras 4 months ago
so did the boy die or did the ghost girl help him escape?? i'm lost...
coolkidcash15 1 year ago
@coolkidcash15 Apparently according to Fulci, the kid was in the care of the ghosts now, to walk the forests of sadness. Not dead or alive...really depressing though, haha. Even he admitted that it was a depressing ending.
StallingsFilm 7 months ago
bellísima Movie, un tesoro.
ultimaesperanza04 1 year ago
i ist saw this when i was about 10 or 11 it allways stuck with me the only flaw with this film imo is the english dubing id love to view this film in italian
zachthezombie 1 year ago
Fulci at 5 yrs? Bravo!
luyzlla 1 year ago
I recently saw Ghosthouse by Umberto Lenzi which is the only other film to feature the same house in HBTC but Lenzi actually films inside of the real house compared to Fulci who filmed the interiors in a studio and only used the house for exteriors.
StefPhoenixOoORising 1 year ago
My all-time favorite soundtrack, with "Suspiria" being a close second. I visited the house too; I have pics of it on my Myspace page.
Purge187 1 year ago
The end scene of the film is beautyfull, but the film is not
doncseczakos 1 year ago
The music is best, but the film is grotty
doncseczakos 1 year ago
like stephphoenix, me too have seen it as a child at a friend's home, and I felt this movie was so evil i couldn't compare it with nothing else i considered "horror" at my age (11-12 yrs); i refreshed my horror movie experience tens years later, searching for fulci movies, reminiscent of this particular one.
pierrecason 1 year ago
so, did the blond boy die or did the ghost girl save him?
95goodtime96 2 years ago
Music is great.
Stasi78 2 years ago
Spoilers*******************I think all the characters were basically one person metaphorically. The adult characters were killed off representing some kind of childhood trauma that keeps people in a childlike state. Psychology(Freud-stein) and religion(Cross) represent false hope and seal off the person from their 'basement' their repressed memories and dark side. The ending isnt too pleasant. The people are led around in a childlike state by a controlling figure. Thats my take.
Silvertrine 2 years ago
Man Fulci was a master at bleak endings. I still don't fully understand this one.
M8DMAN 2 years ago
@M8DMAN i think (only a suggestion) the final scene represents the death of the blonde child, in a similar way movies like "the others" or "the orphanage" have borrowed from it, like in the moment of dying we see the spirit of the child being transported in a ghost-like dimention.
pierrecason 1 year ago
best score
xdarkdaysx 2 years ago
The music in this is so hilarious, such a bad film for modern day standards but the gore is incredible!!
cmrules 2 years ago
@cmrules Yeah go watch your "modern" shit and we'll stick to the classics.
Woblesavvy 2 years ago
"This was my first horror movie. My dad had this on the same tape as Looney Tunes which he had recorded for me. "
hahaha.. cool^^
sunzsu 2 years ago
The house in Massachusetts was used only for outside shots. The inside was filmed in Rome, Italy.
I love this movie and still want to go see this house.
129Slayer 2 years ago
I just visited the house Tuesday. The house is in Scituate, Massachusetts. Incredible!
MoulonStooge 2 years ago
most annoying kid in the history of film.
wozefa 2 years ago 8
to be honest fulci could've done without the gore, the film's just that great. i dont have a problem with gore just the more was fantastic without the use of it. i forgot the gory material was there half the time.
DetrimentDaSuffering 2 years ago
I've been saying the same thing for a very long time. Though his movies would sadly not be as popular if it wasn't for their notorities..
StefPhoenixOoORising 2 years ago
@DetrimentDaSuffering He needed the gore to get in magazines like Fangoria, also it raised box office hearing about someones eye getting poked out, etc. I doubt these movies would have gotten made without the gore.
Silvertrine 1 year ago
hace q pensar el papel de la niñera, asi como q al padre se le confunda con otra persona...pero con quien?
luchoteca99 2 years ago
la peli es buena, pero es como si le faltaran trozos..q queria transmitirnos fulci con la niñera?
luchoteca99 2 years ago
lovely sooong!!!! love it!
barthashimi7 2 years ago
"No one will ever know if monsters are children or children are monsters."
Whats that supposed to mean? That I`m a monster???
RCT3MaNiAc2009 2 years ago
u didnt know? just kiddin :D
justluna 2 years ago
The cheek! Lol.
RCT3MaNiAc2009 2 years ago
i have been in the actual house!! its in scituate, massachusettes (u.s.a.) my friend used to live in it for years (in the upstairs part) and believe me that whole area is creepy as hell!! i used to walk home through the woods at night ( there is no cemetary though )
dibznsp 2 years ago 2
You mean this movie was shot on location in an actual house and that the house really exists? That's incredible!
in2theabyss17 2 years ago
You ever checked the basement? xD
StefPhoenixOoORising 2 years ago 3
@StefPhoenixOoORising oh my god he must be freaked out by dr. Freudstein
fatalboy46 4 months ago
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Sinwarz 3 years ago
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Sinwarz 3 years ago
You're welcome.
That is why I like this film so much. The way Fulci uses children to represent innocense.
StefPhoenixOoORising 3 years ago
Your right, this movie is really bizzare but I like that and that's for some reason what I appreciate most about fulci films and this one is my favirot
DYLAN897 2 years ago
so sad theme...and these cry...
tdebeauvais 3 years ago 6
That last shot is beautiful.
unchained82 3 years ago 2
I visited the house a few months ago. It's in Scituate, Massachusetts. Breathtaking sight.
Purge187 3 years ago
I thought Mrs. Freudstein was May's mother, as old as she was when she died. I know that they were both ghosts.
OctoberWytche 3 years ago
I could never figure out what happened to Bob at the end, though. Did Dr. Freudstein kill him, or did May save him? Is Bob a ghost like they are?
OctoberWytche 3 years ago
i hav the same problem
hav sen the movie like 10 times
and a never understand whats hapend to him
soldaten66 3 years ago
actually May and her grandmother Miss Freudstein are dead and ghosts, May helped Bob to escape but now he is prisonner of their dimension. That's why Miss Freudstein told May "Don't forget your good manner, now that Bob will stay you will have to teach him the freudstein manners" Bob belongs to the family now. I read once that in all Fulci's movies every time you see children they are ghosts. Cheers !!
esseray 3 years ago
I watched this movie when I was 8-year-old then I got a terrible nightmare after watching that the scene where Daniela Doria was stabbed through her head with the butcher knife by Dr. Freudstein.
giofre 3 years ago
I watched it when I was five! :P
StefPhoenixOoORising 3 years ago
FANTASTIC MOVIE
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