BEYOND, THE (1981)

THE SEVEN DREADED GATEWAYS TO HELL

A young woman from New York named Liza (Katherine MacColl) inherits a Louisiana motel that has been unoccupied for nearly 60 years. While restoring the old building, many of the workers meet mysterious and untimely deaths, each more ill-fated than the next. Furthermore, Liza is visited by a blind specter named Emily (Sarah Keller) who lectures from a 4,000-year-old book of collected prophecies that explains the motel is situated above one of seven portals to hell. As her sanity dwindles, Liza finds some much-needed stability in a local doctor named John McCabe (David Warbeck), who is determined to find a rational explanation for the recent state of affairs.

Nevertheless, the protagonists are led through a maze of bizarre confrontations with beings beyond the realm of the living, and into an apocalyptic world of unknown horrors. The Beyondis at once the quintessential Lucio Fulci film and a staple in the overall Italian horror genre. The director's epic masterpiece is a blend of atmospheric surrealism and nightmarish visions (a grisly tarantula attack, flesh-melting acid spills, a softball-sized gun blast through the skull of a young zombified girl, and an eyeball impaling or two) that are definitely unsuitable for those with weak stomachs.

Special Features and Technical Specs:

• EXCLUSIVE NEW 4K RESTORATION OF THE FILM
• Provocative, in-depth interviews with director William Grefé
• KINGDOM OF THE SHATNER - William Shatner Live in Santa Monica - Oct. 9, 2022
• Additional interviews with producer and make-up artist Doug Hobart (FLESH FEAST, SCREAM BABY SCREAM) and art director Roger Carlton Sherman
• Audio commentary by William Grefé
• Haunting alternate French soundtrack
• Hours of rare cinematic treasures from the vaults of William Grefé
• Two bonus features! - THE DEVIL'S SISTERS and THE GODMOTHERS
• Glossy illustrated booklet with liner notes by acclaimed underground filmmaker Jacques Boyreau
• Beautifully embossed slipcover with new art by esteemed painter Dave Lebow
• Still galleries, trailers
• AND OTHER SURPRISES!