From Beyond the Grave

During the mid-sixties to mid-seventies, Amicus Productions was most famous for its horror anthologies. "From Beyond the Grave" is a classic example. Before there was Lewis Vendredi's Curious Goods ("Friday the 13th the Series"), there was Temptations Ltd - an antique store whose owner is wonderfully played by horror legend Peter Cushing. He sells cursed antiques to unscrupulous customers who experience grisly deaths. These antiques include a mirror, a medal, a snuff box and a door. The first tale, "The Gate Crasher," is my favorite. It is a genuine slasher flick. A young man (David Warner of "The Omen") lures strangers to his apartment and stabs them to death in order to free the medieval wizard that is trapped inside a mirror. The second tale, "An Act of Kindness," is a rather bizarre one rife with dark humor. It stars Donald Pleasance ("Halloween" and "Phenomena") as a street peddler; he befriends an underappreciated businessman who has just stolen a war medal. ... Read more

I must confess that I am not a fan of post 1970 Hammer films, but this was a good one. Peter Cushing is worth watching no matter what film he does. The first time you watch it, you might not be impressed, but the more you view it the better it gets. The director did a good job of making the short films interesting and entertaining, with a little gore added, that does not detract from the films. In my view, Hammer made the best horror films ever, without the "blood & guts" most American horror films revel in.

WHEN IT COMES TO HORROR, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE 70'S AND THE 80'S MOVIES. THEY WERE MUCH GORIER AND THEY LOOKED REAL. SOMETIMES THE BLOOD CONTENT WAS A LOT OFF. LOOKED LIKE RED PAINT, BUT THE GRUSOMENESS OF WHAT THEY DID BACK THEN WAS MUCH BETTER THAN TODAYS COMPUTER GENERATED JUNK. IM 24 YEARS OLD. IM A MOVIE BUFF AND IF YOU LIKE HORROR YOU NEED TO CHECK OUT ALL THE HAMMER AND AMICUS FLICKS,AND FOR STARTERS, FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE WOULD BE A GOOD CHOICE. WATCH IN THE DARK WITH FRIENDS...

Amicus is a film studio that made their name from making horror anthology movies such as this. The film consists of several small morality tales with an interlinking back story. The first film they made in this style was the excellent Dr. Terror's House Of Horrors and this was their final effort, and also the best one in my honest opinion. From Beyond The Grave is an atmospheric horror film filled with unusual twists and turns and a uniformly high level of acting with a great British cast, Amicus Studios made a specialty of producing films in this type of format and they were always great at doing this. From Beyond The Grave is probably one of Amicus Studios' best horror anthology movies I've seen so far and is almost on a par with the classic Asylum, the opening sequence with the camera moving through the mist graveyard is a masterful piece of horror filmmaking. The film was also alot creepier than the other Amicus films and the stories were taken from the writings of R. Chetwynd-Haye... Read more

I love classic British horror. Unfortunately a superb cast and promising title do not make for an enjoyable experience as witnessed in this film. After the first couple of story, the movie plods along at a sleep-inducing pace. Even the likes of the brilliant Margaret Leighton couldn't save this anthology horror film from losing steam after the first 45 minutes. Skip this and check out the superior Amicus anthology film THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD.