Summary

By 1981, Lucio Fulci had already been working as a prolific filmmaker for several decades.

The Black Catworks mostly as an atmospheric chiller.

It’s the perfect movie to throw on during the Halloween season.

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And they come from the King of the subgenre himself.

How do you think this will go for everyone involved?

It’s not just a gross-out haunted house flick!The Beyondis true art!

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This third project finds a bit of a middle ground between whatThe Black CatandThe Beyonddid so well.

Instead, it kind of operates like an update onthe classic Hammer horror moviesof the 1950s and ’60s.

That said, the finale of this movie is so wicked that it might be worthy ofThe Beyond.

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Still, he’d never have a year as big as 1981 ever again.

Lucio Fulci is king, and 1981 was the year he gained his crown.

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The Beyond