From Beyond the Grave
| From Beyond the Grave | |
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Belgian poster
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| Directed by | Kevin Connor |
| Produced by |
Max Rosenberg Milton Subotsky |
| Written by | Raymond Christodoulou Robin Clarke |
| Starring |
Peter Cushing Donald Pleasence Ian Bannen Diana Dors David Warner |
| Music by | Douglas Gamley |
| Cinematography | Alan Hume |
| Edited by | John Ireland |
| Distributed by |
Amicus Productions Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Release date
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February 23, 1974 |
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Running time
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97 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
From Beyond the Grave is a 1974 British anthology horror film from Amicus Productions, directed by horror director Kevin Connor, produced by Milton Subotsky and based on stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes
It was the last in a series of anthology films from Amicus and was preceded by Dr. Terror's House of Horrors (1965), Torture Garden (1967), The House That Dripped Blood (1970), Asylum (1972), Tales from the Crypt (1972) and The Vault of Horror (1973).
Originally filmed as The Undead, it is also known as The Creatures, Tales from Beyond the Grave, and Tales from the Beyond.
Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits those who cheat the shop's Proprietor (Peter Cushing).
The Gatecrasher
Edward Charlton (David Warner) purchases an antique mirror for a knockdown price, having tricked the Proprietor into believing it is a reproduction. When he takes it home, Charlton holds a séance at the suggestion of his friends, and falls into a trance. He finds himself in a netherworld where he is approached by a sinister figure (Marcel Steiner). The figure appears to stab him, and Charlton awakes screaming. Later, the figure's face appears in the mirror and orders Charlton to kill so that he can "feed". Charlton butchers people until the apparition is able to manifest himself outside of the mirror. The figure then explains that Charlton must do one more thing before the figure can walk abroad and join the others like him. The figure says he will take Charlton "beyond the ultimate", and persuades Charlton to kill himself by impaling himself on a knife. The mirror stays in Charlton's flat for years after his death, until the latest owner also decides to hold a séance. Once the séance starts, Charlton's hungry spectre appears in the mirror, indicating the cycle will began again.
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