We have reviewed the following 4K UHD packages to date: Spartacus (software uniformly simulated HDR), Jaws (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Invisible Man, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Steven Spielberg's War of the Worlds (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucio Fulci's 1979 Zombie  (software uniformly simulated HDR),, 2004's Van Helsining (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Shallows (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Bridge on the River Kwai (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Deer Hunter (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Elephant Man (software uniformly simulated HDR), A Quiet Place (software uniformly simulated HDR), Easy Rider (software uniformly simulated HDR), Suspiria (software uniformly simulated HDR), Pan's Labyrinth (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Wizard of Oz, (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Shining, (software uniformly simulated HDR), Batman Returns (software uniformly simulated HDR), Don't Look Now (software uniformly simulated HDR), The Man Who Killed Killed and then The Bigfoot  (software uniformly simulated HDR),,  Bram Stoker's Dracula (software uniformly simulated HDR), Lucy (software uniformly simulated HDR), They Live (software uniformly simulated HDR),  Shutter Island (software uniformly simulated HDR),  The Matrix (software uniformly simulated HDR), Alien (software uniformly simulated HDR), Toy Story (software uniformly simulated HDR),  A Few Good Men (software uniformly simulated HDR),  2001: A Space Odyssey (HDR caps udated), Schindler's List (simulated HDR), The Neon Demon (No HDR), Dawn of the Dead (No HDR), Saving Private Ryan (simulated HDR and 'raw' captures), Suspiria (No HDR), The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (No HDR), The Big Lebowski, and I Am Legend (simulated and 'raw' HDR captures).

If you are fortunate enough to have a setup that allows for Dolby Atmos or Dolby TrueHD 7.1 Blue Underground's 4K UHD offers a reasonably robust DTS 7.1 channel track (16-bit) bump. There is some benefit (aggressive bat attack and heavy Walter Rizzati score), if not separation. The DUB'ing is part of the nostalgic appeal. Included as options are a 5.1 English track, and 1.0 channel mono DTS-HD Master tracks in English and Italian - the latter in 24-bit. I encourage fans to try the Italian track as it both sounds very good - authentically flat, but also provides a different and enjoyable viewing experience that you may appreciate. There are subtitle options including English, French and Spanish and as with all 4K UHD discs, this Blue Underground package is Region 'Free' (included Blu-ray too!) playable worldwide. 

NOTE: For Atmos many non-compliant systems will recognizes it as TrueHD 7.1, but from Wikipedia: "Because of limited bandwidth and lack of processing power, Atmos in home theaters is not a real-time mix rendered the same way as in cinemas. The substream is added to Dolby TrueHD or Dolby Digital Plus. This substream only represents a losslessly encoded fully object-based mix. This substream does not include all 128 objects separated. This is not a matrix-encoded channel, but a spatially-encoded digital channel. Atmos in home theaters can support 24.1.10 channel, but it is not an object-based real-time rendering. Filmmakers need to remix and render the TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus soundtracks with Dolby Media Producer."

Blue Underground's 4K UHD disc includes the supplements from the excellent 3-disc Blu-ray package (minus the CD.) So I can repeat our comments (Colin Zavitz and my own); Here on the 4K UHD disc we get the same commentary with Troy Howarth, author of 'Splintered Visions: Lucio Fulci and His Films'. Without rehashing what Troy covers, this still adds plenty of value to this 4K UHD release, especially in conjunction with the 20-minute interview with Stephen Thrower, "Calling Dr. Freudstein" - that, like most of the other supplements is on a second disc Blu-ray. Thrower is another author familiar with all things Fulci, having written 'Beyond Terror: The Films of Lucio Fulci'. Whether it is Thrower putting "House By the Cemetery" in the context of Fulci's career at the time, or Howarth discussing the film's oddly poetic qualities (Thrower can't even help but be astounded at the sheer amount of quality genre films Fulci was cranking out during this phase, while Howarth takes some offense at some considering this film to be part of Fulci's Zombie Quadrology given the film's relative lack of zombie material.) The inclusion of this commentary and featurette, with two of the world's leading Fulci scholars, keeps the standard at its highest level. "House Quake" is a 15-minute interview with co-writer Giorgio Mariuzzo, subtitled into English. Also new here is a 30-minute Q&A with the ever-charming and graceful Catriona MacColl, who shares a some stories from the set and working with the late director. She is interviewed by Calum Waddell. Blue Underground produced interview featurettes including Meet the Boyles - a chat with stars Catriona MacColl and, separately, Paolo Malco for just shy of 15-minutes. There is also Children of the Night which is an interview with stars Giovanni Frezza and Silvia Collatina for about a dozen minutes, Tales of Laura Gittleson an interview with Star Dagmar Lassander for 9-minutes, My Time With Terror talking with Star Carlo De Mejo, A Haunted House Story -more interviews - this time with Co-Writers Dardano Sacchetti and Elisa Briganti for just short of 15-minuites and To Build a Better Death Trap rapping with cinematographer Sergio Salvati, special make-up effects artist Maurizio Trani, special effects artist Gino De Rossi, and actor Giovanni De Nava for more than 20-minutes. On the 4K UHD disc is a short deleted scene (Bar Attack Aftermath), trailers, a TV spot and a poster & still gallery.

Lucio Fulci's The House By the Cemetery is another unique and effective horror from a master of the genre. From the shifting eyes close-ups to the overripe intensity - the expressive tension and unashamed, ham-fisted, gore (ex. Ania Pieroni's neck slicing and her severed head) - this is easy to see the Fulci signature touches. It is often incorrectly identified as 'Giallo' and doesn't scale the heights of his other works like "The Beyond" (my favorite from the director) or "Zombie (aka Zombi 2)" but in 4K UHD The House By the Cemetery seems essential for serious horror cinephiles. No booklet or CD but otherwise perfect to enjoy the film in its highest a/v presentation and the extensive extras carry significant value. It has a very strong recommendation for 4K UHD adopters! 

Gary Tooze