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Beyond the Darkness

1979 · 94 min

A grim, slow descent into madness and necrophilia, with shocking gore and a deeply unsettling atmosphere.

Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Genres
Horror
Tagline
A fate worse than death!
Overview
A disturbed young embalmer digs the grave of his recently deceased girlfriend and brings her body to his family villa with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.

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Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Genres
Horror
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • madness
  • death
  • grief
  • corruption
Places
  • single country house
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror8
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
horror
Directed by
Joe D'Amato
Written by
Ottavio Fabbri
Starring
Kieran Canter, Cinzia Monreale, Franca Stoppi, Sam Modesto, Lucia D'Elia, Anna Cardini, Mario Pezzin, Walter Tribus
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
94 min
Country
Italy
Languages
English, Italian

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