The Beyond (1981)
"...E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà" (original title)

A young woman inherits an old hotel in Louisiana where after a series of supernatural 'accidents', she learns that the building was built over one of the entrances to Hell.

Director:

Lucio Fulci

Writers:

Dardano Sacchetti (story), Dardano Sacchetti (screenplay),

Stars:

Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Catriona MacColl	...	Liza Merril (as Katherine MacColl)
David Warbeck	...	Dr. John McCabe
Cinzia Monreale	...	Emily (as Sarah Keller)
Antoine Saint-John	...	Schweick
Veronica Lazar	...	Martha
Anthony Flees	...	Larry
Giovanni De Nava	...	Joe the Plumber
Al Cliver	...	Dr. Harris
Michele Mirabella	...	Martin Avery
Gianpaolo Saccarola	...	Arthur (as Giampaolo Saccarola)
Maria Pia Marsala	...	Jill
Laura De Marchi	...	Mary-Ann

Storyline

The cellar of an old hotel is built on top of the door to the beyond. Bloody zombies roam there. A young woman who is heir of the hotel wants to restaurate it. She is confronted with strange events. A painter has a lethal fall, the plumber vanishes and her friend breaks his neck. When she escapes to the hospital of a friendly doctor she doesn't know what a nightmare is waiting there...

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Plot Keywords:

hotel | hell | doctor | painter | plumber | 

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Taglines:

Behind this doorway lie the terrifying and unspeakable secrets of hell. No one who sees it lives to describe it. And you shall live in darkness for all eternity.

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Genres:

Horror

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Certificate:

X

Details

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian English

Release Date:

1 March 1983 (USA)

Also Known As:

Seven Doors of Death

Filming Locations:

Incir De Paolis Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Box Office

Budget:

$400,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$113,795 (USA) (11 September 1998)

Gross:

$126,387 (USA) (13 November 1998)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fulvia Film

Technical Specs

Runtime:

87 min 80 min (R-rated) 82 min (cut)

Sound Mix:

Mono (original version) Dolby (US version)

Color:

Black and White (Sepia) Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This film was never seen in America in its uncut form until 1998, when Quentin Tarantino's Rolling Thunder Pictures, in association with Grindhouse Releasing, tracked down the original master and restored the film, playing it at midnight shows at selected cities. Bob Murawski of Grindhouse Releasing is a film editor, and used a shot from this film in the spider-bite dream sequence in Spider-Man.

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Goofs

When the plumber "Joe" is in the basement, he starts to chisel out part of the wall right about forehead level. The next shot "Joe" is crawling into the large hole that he has made but has to duck really low to get through the space.

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Quotes

Liza Merrill: It's Jill. She was in the autopsy theater all alone.

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Connections

Followed by The House by the Cemetery (1981)

User Reviews

Fulci's masterpiece is by far one of the best Italian gore flicks of the eighties.

A young woman, MacColl, inherits an old hotel in Louisiana which happens to be one of the "Seven Doors of Death" which is a gateway in and out of hell. After the hotel is reopened, several bizarre occurrences involving disappearing persons and brutal murders transpire. MacColl along with the help of physician Warbeck investigate to discover that the door to hell is open and the dead is walking the earth. This is a truly remarkable film, boasting superb cinematography and excellent gore effects. Fulci captures the eerie atmosphere and dark visions of hell in a horrifying climax that has never quite been matched by any other filmmaker. If possible, see this in it's original uncut and letterboxed state, it is absolutely one of the most beautifully visual horror films ever made. The haunting score is an excellent example of Fabio Fabrizzi's finer musical works. This is the best of Fulci's three great horror films (the others being The House by the Cemetary and the Gates of Hell) which all, coincidentally starred MacColl.