[Update 03/02/2021: Need to redo this review completely. Fix the screenshots
also.]
Louisiana, 1927. A lynch mob beat, crucify and quicklimed an artist they
accused of watching a Will Smith movie, I mean, being a warlock. Fifty-four
years later, a woman inherits the same hotel that the artist was murdered (and
secretly buried) in. She starts renovating the joint, but then all kinds of
bizarre, surreal, creepy shits starts happening. If even 1/666th of the shit
that happens to this woman happened to me I'd leave the fucking
state, but nope, she's determined to
open this hotel no matter what! Freak accidents? So what? Zombies? No big deal.
Portal to Hell? Eh, it happens.
This is probably Lucio Fulci's best film, but that really ain't saying much
since he wasn't all that good...yep I said it. He did use a lot of gore and have
a unique vision, so for the most part, his more popular films are pretty
watchable, but he lesser known movies, like say DEMONIA, are some of the worst
shit you'll ever have the misfortune of seeing.
Back to THE BEYOND: it's an interesting horror film, but really not that good.
The story is poop, but some of the visuals are impressive. If you have an
interest in film history or horror movies then it's worth checking out, but
honestly it's pretty boring.