From Beyond
1986 Directed by Stuart Gordon
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Humans are such easy prey.
Scientists create a resonator to stimulate the pineal gland (sixth sense), and open up a door to a parallel (and hostile) universe. Based on a story by H. P. Lovecraft.
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Through the Eye of Scream Factory“I have harnessed the shadows that stride from world to world to sow death and madness.”
"The Pineal Gland (also called the pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis, conarium or the "third eye") is a small endocrine gland in the vertebrate brain. It produces the serotonin derivative melatonin, a hormone that affects the modulation of wake/sleep patterns and seasonal functions. Research conducted by Dr. Edward Pretorius suggests that carefully modulated electrosonic stimulation of the pineal gland can awaken a sixth sense in some subjects, piercing the veil that separates this dimension from the one beyond. Side effects…
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I don't really have any context for this film. I haven't seen Re-Animator yet because my parents loved me to much and I've always chosen to numb my mind with other crap. But now that I've broken my proverbial Gordon and gang hymen I'm in the market for some more tender loving and Re-Animator is at the top of my "shit to waste my life with" list.
From Beyond is based on a story written by the late HP Lovecraft. I haven't read the story or anything so I haven't the faintest idea where the fuck Lovecraft ends and Stuart Gordon begins. I'm fairly certain Lovecraft's source material didn't have inter-dimensional rape and basement dwelling shai-hulud. Maybe I'm underestimating Lovecraft,…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Stuart Gordon's second Lovecraft adaptation doesn't quite have the magic formula of Re-Animator but is still a blast. Gore, nudity and a dark comic edge make this a relatively underrated gem.
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A year after the classic Re-Animator, Stuart Gordon, Brian Yuzna, Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton (& H.P. Lovecraft) team up again for another gloopy piece of science fiction horror.
Combs is again pushing boundaries but this time it involves utilizing the pineal gland to open a door to a parallel dimension. His Crawford Tillinghast isn't half as memorable a character as Dr. Herbert West, but that allows more screen time for Barbara Crampton as she steps into West's shoes in a way. She is given much more to chew on here but is also the target for icky perversion again as this film's Dr. Carl Hill, Dr. Edward Pretorious (already sick in the mind before a scientific experiment goes wrong)…
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After Lamberto Bava’s Demons, I mindlessly flicked to a title of the PS3 that I felt like I should have seen by now and the impromptu ’80s marathon was born:
From Beyond is Stuart Gordon’s second H.P. Lovecraft adaptation (also starring the incomparable Jeffery Combs – and Ken Foree!). Coming right after Re-Animator this had big shoes to fill. I can say that, although it probably needs to walk those bad-boys in a bit before they become comfortable and so they won’t produce those annoying blisters on the bit just above the heel, this was a tonne-o’-fun.
Having not read the Lovecraft story, I did not know this film was about a couple of scientists who invent a device that…
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The plot may be a bit messy, but the effects are what really make the movie shine. It'a almost like an 80's-Cronenberg film in that regard. Some cheesy acting and some great effects make it a great 80's horror flick.
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I have to be honest, I did not enjoy this film the first time I saw it. That was years ago, before I understand the greatness of 1.) HP Lovecraft 2.) Jeffrey Combs/Stuart Gordon and 3.) practical effects. From Beyond is a sticky, grimy, neon descent into the darker recesses of the mind and every single person involved is operating at the top of their game. The new Shout Factory Blu is phenomenal.
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Great cheesy practical effects, lots of gore and terrible acting. Another great 80's horror movie!
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Rewatch on Blu-ray.
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Campy, gloopy, slime-drenched greatness.
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Gooey follow-up to Re-Animator has some goofiness but also lots to enjoy. Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton are fabulous.
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Probably one of the most imaginative horror movies since The Thing four years before it - and there does seem to be a couple of scenes inspired by it. Great picture on the Bluray.
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Well that was fucking awesome.
I wonder what other films based on H.P. Lovecraft material exist without my knowledge (not including Re-Animator).
I hope if there are more that they star Jeffrey Combs and Barbara Crampton.
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Stuart Gordon's take on a the Lovecraft tale of other world terror from a machine that stimulates a gland in the brain. Great FX and good performances.