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If I go with your earlier recommendation, I'd need the DB8/e and another VHS antenna? The advantage being I can point the two to get optimal effect?
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No, let me clarify. Your situation requires that you be able to pick up both high-VHF channels (8 & 10) plus UHF channels 14-51.
Although our UHF antennas (C2, C4, DB4e, DB8, DB8e) are all optimized to pick up channels 14-51, they are not at all blind to picking up the high-VHF channels 7-13. I rarely recommend this except in cases where the VHF signals are calculated to be moderately strong as yours are and it usually works out okay. Worst case would be to add our VHF Retrofit module to the UHF antenna which adds a single VHF dipole and does work better than the UHF antenna alone for VHF reception. Our models C2V and C4V mentioned above are retail store models that already include the VHF kit in the box.
Because of the attic location and your location behind a hill my preference is for one of the taller (36-40" tall) antennas (DB4e, DB8, or DB8e) rather than the more compact (18-20" tall) models (C2/4V) because of the vertical layering behavior of UHF signals behind hills. The larger/taller antennas offer more surface area in the vertical axis as well as being more focused (higher gain). These will give you better odds of picking up all your UHF stations more reliably. If you go with the C4V, you may have to do more experimenting to find a "hot spot" where everything comes together but it should still work. The C4V does have the advantage of being in a retail store nearby so you wouldn't have to wait for shipment. Just a heads-up, Best Buy has a very restrictive return window, so keep track of that.
All your stations are within a very small arc to your north so there's no need to aim in different directions.