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From Beyond

1986, Movie, R, 85 mins

From Beyond: Review

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Gordon--whose debut, RE-ANIMATOR, was the sleeper horror hit of 1985--returned again to the fever-dreamlike stories of Lovecraft for his source in FROM BEYOND. Doctor Sorel and his assistant, Combs, construct a machine designed to resonate the vestigial "third-eye," the pineal gland, expanding sense experience and causing sexual excitation as every sense response is heightened. Sorel is obsessed with the notion that five senses simply aren't "enough," and he gives himself to the creatures revealed by the machine, becoming a hideous monster that can change his shape at will. Combs is arrested for the murder of Sorel but manages to persuade a psychiatrist (Crampton) to return with him to the lab so that he can prove his innocence. Joined by an undercover cop (Foree, from DAWN OF THE DEAD) for protection, Combs and Crampton return to discover that the evil Sorel waits to induct others into his new state. Building on the desire to "see more," FROM BEYOND is a provocative exploration of new psychosexual dimensions. The creatures that populate the film are entirely new, and the notion that they swim around us all the time--as oblivious to us as we are to them--is effectively creepy. One problem inherent in all monster movies is that nothing is so scary as when it exists only in the imagination. Here the problem is overcome by having the chief creature, Sorel (aptly named Pretorious) change his appearance every time he turns up--and even changing his shape while we watch. The special effects are as good as most, in the style of gore that provides head shots (split open, that is). They were created by four special-effects teams, each trying to outdo the others. Although perhaps not as mind-blowing in its uniqueness as RE-ANIMATOR, this is definitely one of the best horror films of the 1980s. leave a comment
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