Evengyny Thanks for the memories!

Steineded How sad is this?

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Stoutor It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.

qwerty79789 This is a pretty silly movie but sickly entertaining overall as described in various other reviews. I was constantly taken out of the move, though, by one of the worst, most inappropriate musical scores I can remember hearing in a movie. Much of it sounds like someone trying -- and failing badly quality wise -- to imitate one of John Carpenter's synthesizer-heavy scores. Sometimes it switches to something like an obnoxious lullaby. Sometimes it's just random disco. Always bad, also noticeable and annoying, always inappropriate for the mood that would otherwise be created by what's on the screen.

arhodestaylor Caught up with this last night and have to say it wasn't bad. Actually expected it to be more extreme than it was but have been watching Lucio Fulci recently which has changed my expectations of what a horror movie can do. Prior to this I have seen bits of Absurd and Anthrophagous which I must go back to, I must say that I wasn't that impressed with either on early viewing but had more time to indulge this one and am glad I did. The film quickly does away with any questions as to who the killers are and generates suspense by letting you try to guess how far and how gory it will get next, who will die and how they will be disposed of and how close they come to being caught without being caught and for that it worked quite well. I must say that the house was virtually perfect for body disposal and serial killing of all kinds and I thought it was quite convenient that this setting had been chosen. The film has some pretty dark humour to it and I came to quite like the two protagonists even though both are downright evil, it's one of those cases where you are rooting for the villains to do their worst and get away with it while you wait to see whether they do. The climax of the film is quite satisfactory with some nice gore and violence on display throughout which I appreciated greatly, I also liked the recurring joke of the dead woman constantly reappearing as the third and rather dead member of the house staying a character in her own right as if she were almost still alive. My opinion on Absurd and Anthrophagous may change when I have had the chance to watch both all the way through but Beyond the Darkness is worth a look, it's just not perhaps a defining film for the genre though it does go much further than many films i have seen, namely due to the high use of gore.

Scott LeBrun Out of the handful of horror pictures that the legendary exploitation director made, this has got to be the best in terms of general nastiness. In fact, it's more than nasty, it's downright disturbing at times. The performances are quite good, and D'Amato treats his subjects and his main character with some sensitivity. As mad as he is, one can't help but feel a degree of sympathy for our tormented lead. As a prominent theme here is that of being unable to let go and move on, we can understand how he feels. Yet, of course, we still gape at the deeds that are committed.Handsome Kieran Canter stars as Frank Wyler, a young man who simply can't deal with the death of his beloved girlfriend Anna (Cinzia Monreale). It gets to the point where he steals her corpse and brings it back to his villa. He preserves her body to the best of his ability, while all this time his devilish housekeeper Iris (Franca Stoppi) helps him without batting an eye. She's *very* devoted to him, you see. Unfortunately, Franks' rage compels him to kill young women who are either in his vicinity or just get in his way.Supplemented by a very catchy score by Goblin that has its beautiful moments as well, "Buio Omega" has some very good gore. The acid bath sequence is memorable, as is the moment where an unfortunate victims' fingernails are forcibly removed with pliers. Fans of trashy Italian cinema will also love seeing Frank actually suck from Iris's breasts. Canter does a fine job in the lead, and the lovely Monreale ends up getting to play a dual role (she went on to act in Lucio Fulcis' renowned "The Beyond"). The real scene stealer of this film is Stoppi, who's deliciously unhinged. D'Amato also shot the film himself, using his real name of Aristide Massaccesi.Somber and depraved, Italian horror lovers generally consider this to be D'Amatos' best genre effort.Seven out of 10.

pcsarkar An expressionless protagonist, a seemingly villainous housekeeper, loads of corpses, a pointless story and a jerky screenplay all but sum up, this gore-fest, sorry, trash-fest. I often wonder why do people invest their finances and energy in such films? Is it for an audience who wants to see girls sliced up.. or is it for the director / producer's own voyeuristic leanings, a sort of self-aggrandizement, a secret desire for BDSM, necrophilia and other associated deviant fantasies? This film is not even a gore-fest. Its nothing, absolutely, other than a series of scenes depicting pointless gratuitous violence. Corpses dug up and revived is old hat. Here, a mentally disturbed lead character digs up his dead girl friend, rips her open and chews up her heart!! LOL. Although not a zombie film, the hero resembles a Romero zombie, because of his lack of expression and silly, but fatal antics. He prefers to be nude, while talking to his female housekeeper. He kidnaps a buxom girl and rips her nails out. What the hell for? Good God.. one of the most boring, pointless, trashy horror films I have seen in my life.. STAY AWAY, would be my advice.