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From Beyond The Grave [DVD] [1973]
 
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From Beyond The Grave [DVD] [1973]

DVD ~ Wendy Allnutt
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  • Actors: Wendy Allnutt, Rosalind Ayres, Ian Bannen, Ian Carmichael, Peter Cushing
  • Directors: Kevin Connor
  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: To be announced
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 15 Oct 2007
  • Run Time: 94 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000VEBGZI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,433 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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From Beyond the Grave is an anthology film adapted from four short stories by R. Chetwynd-Hayes, strung together under the pretext of an antique dealer who owns a shop called Temptations Ltd. and the fate that befalls his customers who try to cheat him. First up is "The Gate Crasher" with David Warner who frees an evil entity from an antique mirror; then "An Act of Kindness" featuring Donald Pleasence; followed by "The Elemental;" and "The Door."

From Beyond The Grave was the directorial debut of Kevin Connor who would go onto become a modest name in genre cinema. It was actually one of Connor’s best films and he demonstrates exceptional directorial style. Particularly good are the seance scenes in the first episode where Connor conducts some inventive 360-degree pan shots with a candle that explodes between a flickering flame and a jet in the foreground. The murders in this segment are vividly staged, with Connor creating some marvelously sinister images of David Warner standing about in bloodstained clothes and a totally wrecked apartment. --Sally Giles

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The visitors to a strange antique shop meet with violent deaths. An atmospheric horror film filled with unusual twists and turns and a uniformly high level of acting.


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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Temptation Waits. A big novelty surprise goes with every purchase., 30 Oct 2007
Down an unassuming little side street lies an unassuming little shop, called Temptations Ltd.
It is advisable upon entering this shop to be honest, and not to lie or cheat the proprietor(Peter Cushing),
no matter how much you may be tempted.
For if you do, something life threatening or at least life changing will happen to you.
Shoplifting here carries a very high price indeed.
With this interesting and highly original premise, I think what follows are some of the best Horror short stories ever committed to film.
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"The Gate Crasher" - a rather blood thirsty tale, in the literal sense, with David Warner and involving an Antique Mirror. One of his friends has the idea of holding a seance in the same room as the mirror, a very bad idea.
"FEED ME....BLOOD".
"An Act of Kindness" - a man with an unhappy married life tries to impress a down on his luck army veteran, by stealing an important medal from Temptations Ltd. A very bad move, which leads to severe family discord.
"The Elemental" - Ian Carmichael plays a fastidious and devious civil servant, who cheats Cushing out of the full price of a snuff box by substituting a cheaper price tag for the real one. As Cushing amusingly says as Carmichael's character leaves the shop. "I hope you enjoy snuffing it", but Carmichael's wife corrects his devious habits, permanently.
"The Door" - A young couple purchase a 16th century door, one night the young man opens the door and finds not the stationery cupboard that should be there but a mysterious blue room. And the room's owner isn't the kind of person you would like living next door to.
Interweaved between these stories are scenes of a dodgy looking character attempting to enter the shop, but hurrying away everytime a customer enters, he ends up getting the Point.
The morality of this film is a simple one, honesty is always the best policy.
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If you like multi story British horror films, you may like these, I find them most satisfying and I hope you do.
Dr Terror's House of Horrors.(1964)
Torture Garden.(1967)
The House that Dripped Blood.(1970)
Asylum.(1972)
Tales From the Crypt.(1972)
Vault of Horror.(1973)
The Monster Club.(1980)
Happy Shivers.
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Four quality horror tales in one - bargain!, 15 Oct 2007
By Princess Gilo (London, UK) - See all my reviews
Sometimes older horror tales told through the scope of short vignettes can be dated and daft, but I really like this collection. Some of the tales are really rather spooky, not with shock-factor blood and guts but more in an eerie and unsettling way... like all the best horror classics, they get in your brain and leave you thinking about them in quite moments afterwards. I also liked the inclusion of morality behind the stories, and the camera work is really quite inventive and well-crafted considering these are not modern productions. Discerning film fans will enjoy this collection immensely... great production, great plots, great actors... great stuff!
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Marvellous entertainment!, 20 Nov 2007
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'From Beyond The Grave' is a collection of humorous, but menacing tales of four dishonest people who come to a 'sticky' end for their wicked deeds. Some big names in this including Diana Dors - along with some tremendous performances. Margaret Leighton in particular is fabulous as Madame Orloff - the eccentric Psychic who is wonderful at wrecking your home and charging you for it!!

Marvellous entertainment!
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