Unknown Beyond (2001 film)
The Darkness Beyond (2000), AKA L'Altrove, The Beyond, The Elsewhere, Darkness Beyond Unknown Beyond (2001), AKA Maelstrom - Il figlio dell'altrove, Armee des Jenseits - Unknown Beyond,Army of the Apocalypse, Maelstrom - the Son of the Beyond
Summary
"Beyond is calling." After the apocalypse, a rag-tag band of survivors go on a quest to translate the Necronomicon and save what is left of humanity from the hands of the cult of witches that reign in terror over the ashes of civilization.
Details
- Release Date: 2001
- Country/Language: Italy, Italian and German
- Genres/Technical: Adventure (post-apocalyptic), Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi
- Runtime: 1 hr 26 min
- Starring: Michael Segal, Emanuele Cerman, Roberta Marrelli
- Director: Ivan Zuccon
- Writer: Enrico Saletti (story and screenplay), H.P. Lovecraft (mythology)
- Producer/Production Co: ArabesqueFILM, Studio Interzona
- View Trailer: (link)
- IMDB: (link)
Ratings
MPAA Ratings
- Rated: (not rated) (I would expect Violence, Profanity, Nudity, Adult Content)
Tentacle Ratings
A rough measure of how "Lovecraftian" the work is:
- SS___ (Two Tentacles: sort of Lovecraftian)
I've not yet seen this film. The premise of a party of investigators seeking a translation to the Necronomicon to stop a cult of witches seems "Lovecraftian" enough on paper, but the film trailer looks a bit less so in action than perhaps I'd ideally like: from the trailer, it looks like it might be more of an action/adventure film than a cosmic horror film. Still, the trailer has got just enough of that Evil Dead/Army of Darkness feeling to it that it might still work on this level.
Note: This rating is not intended as a measure of quality, merely of how closely related to Lovecraftian "Weird" fiction the work is.
Reviews
Review Links:
- (review needed)
Synopsis
Spoiler Section (Highlight to Read)
- BEYOND THE UNKNOWN (2000) - In 16th Century Baghdad, an Arab philosopher translates the Necronomicon, and is killed by an invisible entity; in Arkham 500 years later the world is besieged by the cult of the Great Old Ones, and only a squad of tortured soldiers can stop them.
- UNKNOWN BEYOND (2001) - After the apocalypse, a rag-tag band of survivors go on a quest to translate the Necronomicon and save what is left of humanity from the hands of the cult of witches that reign in terror over the ashes of civilization.
Notes
Comments, Trivia, Dedication
- There are a couple short films made by the same director, based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe, which seem to have been associated with this film series:
- BERENICE (1997) - (Apparently based on the Edgar Allan Poe story about a man who becomes obsessed with his dying wife's teeth, the only part of her which has not been ravaged by the deterioration of a mysterious illness.)
- THE OVAL MIRROR (1997) - A minor car accident forces a man to search for assistance in a desolated mansion. Inside he finds nothing but a strange portrait of a beautiful woman. (Based on a story by Edgar Allan Poe)
Associated Mythos Elements
- TO DO
- fiction: seems to reference "Dreams in the Witch House (fiction)"
- films: compare to the Evil Dead (1981 franchise) or the Phantasm (1979 franchise)
- setting: Cthulhu End Times
- tome: Necronomicon
- race: Human Cultists
- character: Randolph Carter
- character: Keziah Mason
- family: Pickman
