Lack of good storyline.

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if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Amicus horror anthology film (the last of seven) starring Peter Cushing as the owner of an antique shop who sells items to different rotten people. Each of the film's stories are tied to these people. The first story features David Warner and is about a mirror which houses a creepy man (or spirit or whatever) who forces Warner to do bad things. The second story is about a man who is seduced by the daughter of a street peddler. Good lineup in this one: Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors. But it's just not that interesting despite its oddness. The third story features Ian Carmichael as a man who turns to a crazy old lady (Margaret Leighton) to get rid of an Elemental spirit tormenting him. Leighton is the whole show here. Lots of fun to watch. My favorite story in the film. The final story is about a writer (Ian Ogilvy) who buys a door through which he can step into a room inhabited by a weirdo from the past. This segment also features Lesley-Anne Down. The linking pieces with Cushing have another little story involving a shady man hanging around the shop. Overall, it's an entertaining movie. All the stories are enjoyable to varying degrees, although the second story is clearly the weakest. It's still watchable though. Cushing is pure class as always. Not the best of the Amicus anthologies but good.

Milton Subotsky, who first pitched the idea of remaking Frankenstein and Dracula to Hammer films, was the man behind Amicus productions, who became Hammer's main rivals during the 60's and 70's – occasionally eclipsing the success of the larger company.Amicus made many anthology films whereby three or four short stories would be cradled by a framing device. For 'Beyond the Grave' (one of the better portmanteau productions), Peter Cushing plays a curious accented seedy antique shop proprietor. Each item he sells or is stolen has a story of its own … The magnificent David Warner buys a mirror with demonic properties. The way his life is taken over by this magical object is very well conveyed, an inexorable slide into seediness and blood - plenty of blood.The next story features an incredible cast. Donald and daughter Angela Pleasance, Ian Bannen and Diana Dors conspire to create a weird, unworldly atmosphere about repression, hatred, failure and ultimately revenge.Story three is comedic and has Ian Carmichael as the victim of an 'Elemental' which he hopes will be banished by dotty witch Margaret Leighton.Finally, Ian Ogilvy buys a door that leads into another, horrific dimension. It bears too many similarities to the David Warner tale to provide a satisfying finale in its own right.Apart from story three, I would say that all tales are let down by their respective endings. Often, the carefully constructed build-up of atmosphere and dread is completely undone by the obligatory 'twist' which renders events ridiculous. The story featuring Donald Pleasance and his daughter as a truly sinister duo is trounced, for example, by the revelation, that they are professional problem solvers.The framing narrative comes to end with a prospective thief (Ben Howard) wishing he had picked another shop to rob when Cushing's unnamed proprietor causes his demise. Clearly, the shop owner is more than human.

Four short stories from this horror anthology, by Amicus. They are all based around an old antique dealer (Cushing) Each time a customer buys something from the antique shop, things seem to go wrong. I'll review the stories for youStory 1. Edward Charlton (Warner) lies to the antique dealer, gets a very old mirror for virtually nothing, compared to what it is really worth. Edward finds out that a supernatural presence resides in the mirror. He cajoles Edward into luring people into Edward's apartment, to feed his hunger for human blood, so he can walk in broad daylight. This was an excellent story to start things off. Not only was it suspenseful, but brimming with creativity. It keeps you engrossed throughout, managing to be unpredictable as well. I can't forget the great ending either. I only had one question. Why on earth would any woman wanna go out with a creepy looking guy like David Warner? Warner was very good in the lead though. 3./5Story 2.A disgraced husband, Christopher Lowe (Ian Bennen) has to deal with a domineering wife and a blasé lifestyle. Meanwhile, A former war veteran (Donald Pleasence) sells shoe laces, matches, other minor essentials to make a living. Christopher engages in conversation with a street beggar, Jim Underwood, becoming friends in the process. Things get out of hand when Christopher steals a medal of honor from the antique shop to impress Jim. Underwood. The situation grows weirder when Christopher encounters Jim's eerie daughter (Angela Pleasence) , who offers to murder his domineering wife. This was a very clever tale. It's also a sad story about overbearing pride. I empathized with Christopher's character a little bit. The performances are top-notch, with Donald Pleasence shining as per usual. But it's Angela Pleasence that makes the biggest impression with one of the creepiest performances you'll ever see in your life. Stay far away from me! There is a fantastic twist ending as well that I didn't see coming4/5Story 3. Reggie Warren (Ian Carmichael) steals a snuff box from the antique shop. Later, he boards a train, only to encounter a bizarre medium named Madame Orlov, who tells him he has an invisible spirit called The Elemental on his shoulder. Reggie tells her to desist and shrugs it off. Reggie's wife starts being hit and strangled, letting the wife think Reggie is abusing her. Reggie is force to acquiesce and call Madame Orlov to get rid of it. This one is a bit silly, but fairly entertaining nonetheless. I dug that it tried to let us use our imagination, but seeing The Elemental could have done this episode wonders. In all honesty, it felt a tad phony. Margaret Leighton is fantastic as the outlandish medium, having fun in her gleefully OTT performance. The end twist is predictable, but fitting. This isn't a horror story, more of a black comedy. 2.5/5Story 4. William Seaton (Ian Ogilvy) buys an ancient door to replace one of the other ones. He keeps getting interrupted by a blue filled room opening sporadically when he least expects it. It turns out, there is a ghost room occupied by a sorcerer that collects souls. This was by far the weakest of the lot. The blue lighting in the room is impressive, but the story was rather bland. The sorcerer is especially unimpressive. In lieu of ending things with a bang, they end with a whimper. 2/5The wraparound story features a huge twist with the antique dealer (Peter Cushing) It was pretty decent, albeit, unspectacularOverallDespite that the last two stories aren't as good as the first two, this anthology is very much worth your while. It's very entertaining, suspenseful, and a great way to pass 90 or so minutes. Check it out 7.8/10

One of the best of Amicus' anthology series, From Beyond The Grave isn't as campy as the average, and has some instances of genuine horror.The camp is still there, of course, with a seemingly ad-libbing Peter Cushing as a Northern shopkeeper and Ian Carmichael breaking into an unscripted smile at Margaret Leighton's OTT turn as Madam Orloff.But there's also some genuinely nasty stuff in there, most notably David Warner as a killer of prostitutes in order to feed a ghost, and Donald Pleasence and his real-life daughter as a family practising voodoo. (Interestingly Angela Pleasence would later go on to appear in 'Scream Satan Scream!', the first episode of Steve Coogan's short-lived spoof horror series 'Dr. Terrible's House of Horrible').The first two segments and the framing story are definitely the strongest, and the memorable final two acts could perhaps have done with a fifth story to shorten their length and keep the momentum going, but this is a fine archive work.