From Beyond

From Beyond is Re-Animator's spiritual successor in many ways. The director, the cast, the story originating from HP Lovecraft but being changed significantly...It's all there, to the point where many people enjoy placing these films in the same universe. I like doing that too!

It's funny, but Barbara Crampton and Jeffrey Combs sorta swap archetypes here. Crampton plays Dr. McMichaels, the dedicated scientist who might be a bit too obsessed with her work. Combs plays Crawford, a sweet, unassuming man who has been traumatized by what he's seen and just wants to be done with it. And they both play their parts brilliantly! I love seeing these two in any movie I watch, they both always bring such good performances to the table. Ken Foree as Bubba also did a great job; Bubba's so likable!

If you like practical effects and body horror, you have to see this one. Dr. Pretorius gets more disgusting every time you see him. I wonder how long Ted Sorel's makeup took to put on, the poor guy. The designs of the other creatures are interesting, sorta like sea creatures. I think it's neat. And of course what happens to Crawford, the poor thing. I wouldn't say the body horror's on par with something like The Thing or Society, but it's pretty damn good.

If you liked Re-Animator, you'll probably like this, too. Just like that, don't expect a one-to-one adaptation of the Lovecraft story. It's more a baseline that the film took and expanded upon. But hey, I thought it was pretty great!