BEYOND, THE (1981)

Beyond death… Beyond Evil… Beyond the dreaded gates of 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:

• SIX-DISC SET (4K BLU-RAY/3 BLU-RAYS/DVD/CD)
• NEW 4K RESTORATION FROM THE TECHNISCOPE NEGATIVE
• DOLBY VISION/HDR PRESENTATION OF THE FILM
• Two Versions:
• Original theatrical version, presented with Dolby Vision/HDR
• Composer's Cut, featuring new 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound re-mix with all-new reimagined score created by maestro Fabio Frizzi presented with Dolby Vision/HDR
• Archival 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio surround sound re-mix by Academy Award winner Paul Ottosson
• Optional Italian language soundtrack and original mono mix
• Three separate commentary tracks by cinematographer Sergio Salvati, make-up artist Giannetto De Rossi, and stars Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck
• In-depth interviews with director Lucio Fulci, stars Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Al Cliver, Michele Mirabella, Giovanni De Nava, writers Dardano Sacchetti and Giorgio Mariuzzo, cinematographer Sergio Salvati, producer Fabrizio De Angelis, composer Fabio Frizzi, U.S. production manager Larry Ray, make-up artists Giannetto DeRossi and Maurizio Trani, stuntmen Ottaviano Dell'Acqua & Massimo Vanni, soundmen Ugo Celani & Pino Colizzi, original U.S. distributor Terry Levene, Fulci biographer Michele Romagnoli, Fulci historian Simone Scafidi, legendary poster artist Emanuele Taglietti, and Antonella Fulci
• Newly-discovered archival interviews with Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck
• Extensive still galleries and theatrical trailers
• 100-page book by Eurohorror experts Martin Beine and Jesper Mørch
• BONUS DVD – THE 7 DOORS OF DEATH – the notorious Aquarius Pictures version, presented with its original Dolby Stereo mix from the original analogue one-inch video master, accompanied by new interviews with editor Jim Markovic and distributor Terry Levene
• BONUS CD – new Composer's Cut soundtrack album by Fabio Frizzi, remastered from the original studio master tapes
• Deluxe debossed Book of Eibon packaging
• Super-deluxe slipcover with beautiful new artwork by legendary Italian poster artist Emanuele Taglietti