From Beyond (1986)

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers:

H.P. Lovecraft (short story)
Brian Yuzna (adaptation) ...

Release Date:

24 October 1986 (USA)

Genre:

Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Humans are such easy prey.

Plot:

Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe...

Plot Keywords:

Experiment | Pineal Gland | Body Horror | Strait Jacket | Bondage

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Jeffrey Combs	...	Crawford Tillinghast
Barbara Crampton	...	Dr. Katherine McMichaels
Ken Foree	...	Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee
Ted Sorel	...	Dr. Edward Pretorius
Carolyn Purdy-Gordon	...	Dr. Bloch
Bunny Summers	...	Neighbor Lady
Bruce McGuire	...	Jordan Fields
Del Russel	...	Ambulance Driver
Dale Wyatt	...	Paramedic
Karen Christenfeld	...	Nurse
Andy Miller	...	Patient (Strait Jacket)
John Leamer	...	Shock Technician
Regina Bleesz	...	Bondage Girl

Also Known As:

H.P. Lovecraft's From Beyond

Runtime:

86 min (Unrated Director's Cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Singapore:(Banned) | Australia:R | France:-12 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Empire Studios, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Empire Pictures

Trivia:

The address on the house is 666.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: You can hear the sound of the light switch flicking before Dr. Katherine McMichaels witches the light switch on and off in the house of Dr. Edward Pretorius.

Quotes:

Dr. Edward Pretorius: Humans are such an easy prey.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Eldritch Influence: The Life, Vision, and Phenomenon of H.P. Lovecraft (2003)

Humans are such easy prey!

This film is without a shadow of a doubt, the best film ever - believe! Pure twisted weirdness that pummels you into submission, without ever letting you catch your breath. Starring the great Jeffrey Combs (Re-Animator), as the unfortunate Dr. Crawford Tillinghast who is assisting his superior - Dr. Edward Pretorius in creating a resonator with the intent to stimulate the pineal gland in a dormant part of the brain (to create a sixth-sense). Unfortunately, things don't go as planned (it would be pretty boring if they did!) and Dr Pretorius gets his head bit off ("Like a gingerbread man!") after weird slimy creatures start to appear while his sidekick gets away from the house but is blamed for the death and put into an asylum. A very sexy doctor - Dr. Katherine McMichaels accompanied by a Shaft wannabe - Leroy 'Bubba' Brown ("I'm the LAW here!") remove Crawford from the institution and back to the dreaded house to recreate the experiment and prove Crawford's innocence, needless to say, Crawford is a bit miffed about leaving his cosy straitjacket and; relative safety.

There are GREAT lines (especially from Combs) - "Alright! Come and get me...EUNUCH! This time I'm not running away!", gross-out effects aplenty - heads being twisted off, killer bees that reduce their victim to a bloody, boney mess, and just look at how Dr Pretorius slowly changes into something vile;

Crawford - "My God Edward, what have you become?"

Pretorius - "Myself!"

Pure genius.

I love this film, I really do. If not for the fact that there is never a moment of boredom, the fact it has a real Lovecraftian sense of dread, or the way it manages to come off looking like some kind of acid trip, then just to see, Barbara Crampton in full S&M gear.

Oh, the movie was filmed using some sort of pink filter, which just adds to the weirdness. Did I mention how great it was?

See it (wo)man, just see it!