The Beyond
...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà
New Yorker Liza Merril inherits an old hotel in Louisiana and invests her savings to reopen the place, unaware that the hotel houses the body of a dead painter murdered decades earlier, and that the location is about to become a gateway to Hell.
Why it matters
A hallucinatory dive into southern gothic terror where the veil between life and Hell unravels with brutal, surreal flair.
- Lucio Fulci’s signature blend of dream logic and visceral gore redefines “gateway to hell” horror.
- Catriona MacColl anchors the chaos with a quietly compelling performance amid nightmarish set pieces.
- Practical effects and eerie Louisiana atmosphere fuse into a haunting, disorienting mood piece.
- Essential for fans of European horror’s twilight zone — where narrative coherence takes a backseat to dread and decay.
Director
22 horror films in catalog
A Lizard in a Woman's Skin 1971
Don't Torture a Duckling 1972
The Psychic 1977
Zombie Flesh Eaters 1979
City of the Living Dead 1980
The Black Cat 1981
The House by the Cemetery 1981
The Beyond 1981
Manhattan Baby 1982
The New York Ripper 1982
Conquest 1983
Murder-Rock: Dancing Death 1984
Ænigma 1987
Touch of Death 1988
Sodoma's Ghost 1988
Zombie Flesh Eaters 2 1988
The House of Clocks 1989
The Sweet House of Horrors 1989
Demonia 1990
A Cat in the Brain 1990
Voices from Beyond 1991
Door Into Silence 1991
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
100
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
14
Supernatural
80
Creature
36
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
17
Cerebral
71
Survival
83
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