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From Beyond The Grave (DVD)

 
Description: Genre: Crime & Thriller - Thriller / Theatrical Release: 1973 / Director: Kevin Connor / Actors: Wendy Allnutt, ... more
From Beyond The Grave (DVD) ... Rosalind Ayres ... / DVD released 15 October, 2007 at Warner Home Video / Features of the DVD: PAL / 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

Newest Review: ... life is slowly turned upside down. The direction is quite good in this one too with Warner's dodgy flat antics and neighbours ... more

 ... wondering what is going on reminding me of that classic Hitchcock film Frenzy a little at times and I love the spooky seance with candlelight and the camera panning past the faces of Edward's friends. There is a nice inventive sequence too where the passage of time is highlighted by a quick montage of the flat and its changing decor and residents. Another plus is the presence of David Warner, an actor who is always good value and fully committed to whatever nonsense his agent has put him in. There is a nice final tw...more

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Crowned Review From Beyond The Grave (DVD): The Old Curiosity Shop (1285 words)
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From Beyond the Grave is a 1973 British compendium horror film from Amicus Productions directed by Kevin Connor from stories by R Chetwynd-Hayes. The film is much in the vein of other Amicus anthologies like Dr Terror's House of Horrors and Tales From the Crypt and features four spooky tales all linked by a framing device. The framing device here, always a fun component of these films, features the great Peter Cushing as the enigmatic old owner of Temptations Ltd, a dusty antiques shop - motto: Offers You Cannot Resist - in a small, foggy, anachronistic London backstreet. Cushing, with flat cap, pipe and Northern accent, promises a surprise with every purchase. This is ...  Read the complete review

 
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