{"id":15206,"date":"2015-04-20T05:56:53","date_gmt":"2015-04-20T11:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=15206"},"modified":"2015-04-17T08:57:08","modified_gmt":"2015-04-17T14:57:08","slug":"beyond-darkness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.bmovienation.com\/?p=15206","title":{"rendered":"Beyond Darkness"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cBeyond the Darkness\u201d was originally released in 1979 under the original Italian title \u201cBuio Omega\u201d but was released under a number of other names including \u201cThe Final Darkness,\u201d \u201cBuried Alive\u201d and \u201cDark Holocaust.\u201d The film still remains highly controversial and is banned in a number of countries.
\nThis film includes a large amount of gore and violence and anyone who is easily upset or queasy from such dark matters will want to avoid this film at all costs. However, it is due to this gore that the film has gained such a large underground following.
\n\u201cBeyond the Darkness\u201d follows taxidermist Frank Wyler as he deals with the death of his beloved fianc\u00e9e Anna V\u00f6lkl who dies suddenly of an illness in the hospital. It is revealed to the audience that she was actually killed via a voodoo doll that was handled by Frank\u2019s jealous housekeeper, Iris.
\nFrank in his grief stricken state decides it would be a great idea to dig up Anna\u2019s body, bring her back to the house, and preserve her to have and to hold forever. While the notion may be romantic and prove love never dies, sleeping beside a corpse is sickness.
\nFirmly planted in the grotesque camp, Frank decides to bring random women back to the house and while enjoying time together shows them the preserved lifeless body of Anna. Unsurprisingly the women panic and Frank disposes of them in violent bursts of anger and gore.
\nThis occurs a few times throughout the film with Frank trying to find a replacement for Anna while at the same time dealing with advances from his housekeeper Iris.
\nThe plot is extremely thin and seems to drive toward the repulsive and violent set pieces all with a bizarre underlying sexual tension on display.
\n\u201cBeyond the Darkness\u201d is far from a classic in any genre but it is beloved by those who enjoy gorier horror films that go far beyond what many are used to seeing in the theater. The popularity of such exploitation films stretches far and wide.
\nThe fact that this film remains banned in a number of countries is proof it is the definition of extreme cinema and not something to be watched on a whim.
\nIf you do enjoy darker horror films with thin plot lines and extreme gore on full display than this is a film you will enjoy. The downside is it\u2019s not an easy or cheap film to find.
\nIt should be noted that the soundtrack is incredible and is performed by the prog rock band Goblin made famous in other Italian horror classics such as \u201cDeep Red\u201d and \u201cSuspria.\u201d