The Beyond (Blu-ray) Blu-ray, 1981

In The Beyond, a woman inherits a rundown Louisiana hotel and decides to restore it to its former glory. But the renovation work gets held up by a series of bizarre murders involving killer dogs and zombies, which leads her to suspect that all is not well with the site. Aided by her friend Doctor John McCabe, she begins to investigate - and discovers that her hotel is built on the gateway to hell.

With its blend of atmospheric surrealism and nightmarish visions, this is quintessential Fulci horror and is regarded by many as his best film.

Lucio Fulci's grisly chef d'ouevre with its unsparing horror (including bloodlusting zombies) is given an amazing wash-and-rinse in this beautifully re-engineered Blu-... more >

Lucio Fulci's grisly chef d'ouevre with its unsparing horror (including bloodlusting zombies) is given an amazing wash-and-rinse in this beautifully re-engineered Blu-ray from a company committed to revivifying (zombie-style) horrific Italian gems from an earlier era. Liza (Catriona MacColl) is keen to make her New Orleans hotel work, until bizarre events begin happening. People disappear and she is haunted by a spectral blind woman - the harbinger of fractured reality and blood-boltered fear. Sumptuous extras include a collector's booklet featuring an introduction to the film by director Eli Roth, reprints of original lobby cards, stills and behind-the-scenes photographs from the collection of the star, David Warbeck. What's more - there is the original Italian audio with subtitles, showing the respect accorded the film here. < less

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