No horror director has ever had a better year than the legendary Italian director, Lucio Fulci.
In 1981, Fulci released three chilling bangers, one after another, and slam-dunked on all of his competition like he was crafting scares in his sleep.
First, he released the loose Edgar Allen Poe adaptation, The Black Cat.
Following that cult classic, Fulci debuted what might be his most beloved film, the absolutely disgusting and haunting flick The Beyond.
Then, closing out his flagship year, we were thrown one last bone with The House by the Cemetery, a movie that manages to ride the line between atmosphere and gore that his previous two films set up.
All three of these movies rock and helped propel their director into the stratosphere as one of the greatest horror directors of all time.
If you’re new to Fulci and need a place to start, you could do way worse than his 1981 selections.
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