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Director Lucio Fulci's career has mainly been etched into cult-cinema for two reasons: gore and zombies. For years, there have been endless debates on which of his movies really constitutes his best legacy, and typically the most popular choice is The Beyond, Fulci's thematic continuation of his late 70s/early 80s supernatural zombie films. Like many Italian horror movies, The Beyond has been edited and renamed into oblivion, often released with major cuts or incorrect marketing.

The plot is extremely surreal and, at times, baffling. The film begins in the 20s, with the lynching of an artist living in a Louisiana hotel. The mob accuses the artist of bringing evil upon the land and they crucify him in the basement. Flashing forward into the 80s, we see a young woman, Liza Merril (Catriona MacColl), fixing up this same hotel in order to make it functional again. Unfortunately, a series of accidents seem to doom the hotel to instant failure, especially when a body is discovered in the cellar. Liza is then contacted by a mysterious blind woman who warns her that she should simply give up on the hotel, or else evil forces will be unleashed. Weirder things begin to happen and more people are killed off by supernatural zombies. A friend of Liza's, Dr. McCabe (David Warbeck), tries to figure out what's going on in town, but refuses to believe supernatural explainations. Are the 7 gates of hell really opening?

The Beyond is part of Fulci’s unofficial “Gates Of Hell” thematic trilogy which also includes City Of The Living Dead and House By The Cemetery. The alternative title for cut U.S. release of The Beyond was 7 Doors of Death.

Director: Lucio Fulci
Cast: Catriona MacColl, David Warbeck, Cinzia Monreale, Veronica Lazar, Antoine Saint-John, Giovanni De Naca, Maria Pia Marsala, Al Cliver
Country: Italy
Genre: Horror

The Beyond (1981) Anchor Bay Entertainment
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DVD9 | NTSC 16:9 | 01:27:34 | 7.65 Gb + 3% rec
Language: English, Italiano
Subtitles: English

Extras:
• Audio commentary by actors David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl
• "Images From The Beyond" featurettes and interviews (with 'Play all' option - 16:18):
-- "Images From 'The Beyond'" featurette (5:27)
-- "Filming 'The Beyond'" featurette (1:14)
-- Interview with actors Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck (0:57)
-- "David Warbeck Superstar" featurette (2:17)
-- "Lucio Fulci The Maestro" featurette (3:28)
-- "Lucio Fulci & David Warbeck at Eurofest 94" featurette (3:02)
• "Restored German color pre-credit sequence (with optional English or German soundtracks)" alternate opening (8:20)
• "And You Will Live in Terror" music video by Necrophagia (5:18)
• US re-release theatrical trailer (1:25)
• International theatrical trailer {3:34)
• German theatrical trailer (3:18)
• DVD Credits

Easter eggs:
1) In the "Images From 'The Beyond'" menu, highlight "Menu", go left and press enter to access a bonus trailer for "Cat In The Brain" (1:57).
2) In the "Audio Setup" menu, highlight "Resume", go left and press enter to access to the "'Seven Doors Of Death' - US original opening" alternate opening (1:32).

The Beyond (1981) Arrow Films
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BD50 + DVD9 | 1080p AVC, PAL | 01:27:27 | 31.4 Gb + 5.99 Gb
Language: English, Italiano
Subtitles: English

Extras:

DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*** The Film
• Audio Commentary with actors David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl
• Audio Commentary with director's daughter Antonella Fulci; moderated by Calum Waddell
• Introduction by actress Cinzea Monreale (0:35) (1080p)
• "AKA Sarah Keller: Cinzia Monreale remembers The Beyond" interview with actress Cinzea Monreale (25:04) (1080p)
• "The Beyond Q&A with Catriona MacColl" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (20:08) (1080p)

DISC TWO (DVD)
• "Beyond Italy: Louis Fuller and the Seven Doors of Death" interview with US distributor Terry Levene (20:22)
• "One Step Beyond: Catriona MacColl remembers a Spaghetti Splatter Classic" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (29:10)
• "Butcher, Baker, Zombiemaker: The Living Dead Legacy of Giannetto De Rossi" interview with effects man Giannetto De Rossi (30:24)
• "Fulci Flashbacks: Reflections on Italy's Premiere Paura Protagonist" featurette (25:09)
• "Alternative Pre-Credit Sequence" featurette (16:02)
• Original Theatrical Trailer (3:16)

Easter eggs:
• Highlight Special Features (on Disc 1), press Up and then Enter to see "Darren Ward remembers David Warbeck" interview (4:22).

The Beyond (1981) Arrow Films
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2 x DVD9 | PAL 16:9 | 01:23:52 | 6.49 Gb + 5.99 Gb
Language: English, Italiano
Subtitles: English

Extras:

DISC ONE
*** The Film
• Audio commentary by actors David Warbeck and Catriona MacColl
• Audio commentary by director's daughter Antonella Fulci, moderated by Callum Waddell
• "Introduction by actress Cinzea Monreale" featurette (0:34)
• "AKA Sarah Keller" interview with actress Cinzea Monreale (24:02)
• "Q&A Session" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (19:18)

DISC TWO
• "Beyond Italy" interview with US distributor Terry Levene (~20min)
• "Butcher, Baker and Zombiemaker" interview with effects man Gianetto Di Rossi (30:23)
• "Fulci Flashbacks" featurette (25:08)
• "One Step Beyond" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (29:09)
• "Alternate Color Pre-Credits Sequence" featurette (16:02)
• Original theatrical trailer (3:15)

Easter eggs:
• Highlight Special Features (on Disc 1), press Up and then Enter

7 Doors of Death (1981) Custom Blu-Ray
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BD25 | 1080p AVC | 01:19:53 | 19.2 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: English

When The Beyond was released in the US under Thriller Video it was an alternate cut, it was re-edited and given a new soundtrack.
Grindhouse Blu-Ray has been completely recut to match the Thriller Video release.

Extras:
• Trailers

7 Doors of Death (1981) Custom DVD
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DVD5 | NTSC 4:3 | 01:19:49 | 3.24 Gb
Language: English
Subtitles: none

Extras:
• Trailer

The Beyond (1981) Grindhouse Releasing
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BD25 + BD50 | 1080p AVC | 01:27:35 | 23 Gb + 45.2 Gb
Language: English, Italiano
Subtitles: English

Extras:

DISC ONE
*** The Film
• Audio Commentary with stars Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck
• Introduction by actress Catriona MacColl (in English) (0:58)
• Color Pre-Credit Sequence
-- German Version (in German without subtitles) (8:24)
-- English Version (in English) (8:24)
• Trailers:
-- International Trailer (in English) (3:28) (1080p)
-- German Trailer (in German, without subtitles) (3:23)
-- U.S. Trailer (in English) (3:05)
-- U.S. Re-release Trailer (in English) (1:25)
-- U.S. TV Spots (in English) (1:07)
-- U.S. Re-release Radio Spot (in English) (0:57) (1080p)

DISC TWO
• Interviews:
-- "Looking Back: The Creation of The Beyond" documentary (in Italian, with FORCED English subtitles) (47:54) (1080p)
-- "The New Orleans Connection: Larry Ray" interview with actor Larry Ray (in English) (44:33) (1080p)
-- "Beyond and Back: Catriona MacColl" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (in English) (34:05) (1080p)
-- "See Emily Play: Cinzia Monreale" interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (in English) (21:57) (1080p)
-- "Making it Real: Giannetto DeRossi and Maurizio Trani" interview with make-up artist Giannetto DeRossi and special effects artist Maurizio Trani (in Italian, with FORCED English subtitles) (33:29) (1080p)
-- Lucio Fulci Interview August 1988 - Part I (in Italian, with FORCED English subtitles) (20:05)
-- Lucio Fulci Interview August 1988 - Part II (in Italian, with FORCED English subtitles) (13:04)
-- "Eurofest '94: Lucio Fulci and David Warbeck" after screening Q&A session with director Lucio Fulci and actor David Warbeck (in English and Italian with FORCED English subtitles for Italian dialogue) (46:04)
- "Eurofest '96: Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck" interview with stars Catriona MacColl and David Warbeck (in English) (5:24)
-- "1996 Festival of Fantastic Films: Catriona MacColl" interview with actress Catriona MacColl (in English) (12:16)
-- "1996 Festival of Fantastic Films - David Warbeck" interview with actor David Warbeck (in English) (21:06)
-- "Beyond Italy: U.S. Distributor Terry Levene" interview with distributor Terry Levene (in English) (19:05) (1080p)
• Still Galleries:
-- Production Stills (79 Stills)
-- Behind the Scenes (80 Stills)
-- Promotional Materials: Italy (12 Stills), Germany (49 Stills), French (15 Stills), U.S (39 Stills), Various (16 Stills)
-- Beyond the Beyond
• Grindhouse Releasing Previews

• Easter eggs:

Disc 1:
1. Highlight Play on the main menu and then press down. Press Enter to see the US intro for The Beyond (titled "7 Doors of Death")
2. Highlight Special Features and then press down. Press Enter to see the featurette "Images from Beyond"
3. Highlight International Trailer in the Special Features section and press right. Press Enter to see the interview compilation "Voices from Beyond"
4. Press Play on the menu, then highlight Play Feature, then press up. Press enter to view with film with a Sound FX Track.

Disc 2:
1. Highlight Still Galleries and press left. Press Enter to see the Necrophagia Music Video
2. Go to Interviews, highlight "The New Orleans Connection" and press right. Press Enter to see a featurette called "Locations Then & Now".