The Beyond
Seen it?1981 | 88 min | Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for horror fans. If you loved The Evil Dead or Grindhouse, start here.
- The mood
- Scary and gory.
- The pace
- Moves along nicely, at 1 hr 28 min.
- What might put you off
- Some graphic violence despite the NR rating.
- It's in Italian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
New Yorker Liza Merril inherits an old hotel in Louisiana and invests her savings to reopen the place, unaware that the hotel houses the body of a dead painter murdered decades earlier, and that the location is about to become a gateway to Hell.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
68% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesSolid
6.9 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerBelow par
$124K worldwide on a $400K budget; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 87K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Lucio Fulci
- Catriona MacCollLiza Merril
- David WarbeckJohn McCabe
- Cinzia MonrealeEmily
- Antoine Saint-JohnSchweick
- Veronica LazărMartha
- Larry RayLarry
- Al CliverDr. Harris
- Michele MirabellaMartin Avery
- Giampaolo SaccarolaArthur
- Maria Pia MarsalaJill