Beyond the Darkness

1979 [ITALIAN]

Action / Crime / Horror / Thriller

17
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 57% · 1 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 57% · 5K ratings
IMDb Rating 6.2/10 10 6166 6.2K

obsession necrophilia murder torture death evil

Plot summary

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.

Director

Joe D'Amato Photo
Joe D'Amato

Top cast

Klaus Rainer Photo
Klaus Rainer as Doctor
Mario Pezzin Photo
Mario Pezzin as Priest
Walter Tribus Photo
Walter Tribus as Handyman
Lucia D'Elia Photo
Lucia D'Elia as Jan, hitch-hiker
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862.31 MB
1280*714
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds ...
1.56 GB
1920*1072
Italian 2.0
NR
Subtitles it  
23.976 fps
1 hr 33 min
Seeds 12

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by laurieanngermann 6 / 10

Splatter Fest

Beyond the Darkness (or Buio Omega) might be low on plot and complex characters, but the gore quotient is off the charts and some of the effects will churn the stomachs of even the most hardcore horror fans. If they were passing out medals for that, it would win hands down. While the script isn't the best, there's an engrossing "car crash" quality to the film that keeps you invested.
Reviewed by stencilman 7 / 10

Oh Joe, is that you?

Joe D'Amato is regarded as a rather greedy hack by most people acquainted with horror. Now that's not too far from the truth. But before D'Amato started cranking out movies with an inverse relation between quantity and quality, he made this startling horror movie. Startling in the sense that it's actually GOOD! Don't get me wrong. Just because it's good doesn't mean it's not exploitation. It has truly gory scenes such as a taxidermy which doesn't leave much to the imagination, nails being ripped off, some implied necrophilia and a particular scene of a "stew" being munched on with an extreme close-up which made my stomach do a somersault. Well done Joe for that! However, these gore scenes are spread out and in between them, there is some attempt to build suspense. There is some good acting particularly by the very creepy but oddly sexy Franca Stoppi(RIP) who plays the caretaker from hell, Iris. The cinematography (by Joe himself) is gorgeous in spite of all the carnage around. It doesn't seem like a cheap B-movie. The music by Goblin is as expected, superb.That said, the movie is not perfect. It stagnates from time to time. There is absolutely no humour (except some unintentional stuff but you will be too busy gagging to notice) to lighten the relentlessly downbeat tone. Also, the lead actor can be too over-the-top sometimes.That said, I am shocked that this is a film by Joe D'Amato. It would seem he actually had talent. It's tragic that he was so caught up in making money that he didn't fulfill it. The horror aficionado missed out on a few more quality horror movies.
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