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Legendary filmmaker Ovidio G. Assonitis, whose Tentacles and Piranha II sought to cash in on the killer fish craze spawned by Jaws, first hit pay dirt in 1974 with Beyond the Door - a gloriously bonkers riff on The Exorcist featuring Emmy Award-winning actress Juliet Mills and distinguished British actor Richard Johnson. Set against the backdrop of San Francisco, Beyond the Door stars Mills as Jessica Barrett, a young mother who starts to develop strange behaviors whilst pregnant with her third child. Before you can say "split pea soup", Jessica is displaying signs of full-blown demonic possession - complete with projectile vomiting and fully-rotating head! Could it be that she's carrying the child of the Antichrist himself? Described as "disgusting", "scary trash" and "maddeningly inappropriate" by film critic Robert Ebert and subject to a lawsuit by Warner Bros. (who claimed copyright infringement against a certain William Friedkin film), the devilish denizens at Arrow Video have summoned up this wickedly entertaining popcorn spiller in a brand new, extras-packed edition fit for Satan himself!

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Bonus Materials

• Limited to 3,000 units
• Brand new 2K restoration of the extended Uncut English Export Version
• Exclusive bonus disc containing the alternate US Theatrical Version and Italy Possessed, a brand-new feature-length documentary on Italian exorcism movies!
• Reversible sleeve featuring original and newly commissioned artwork by Marc Schoenbach
• Reversible fold-out poster
• Perfect-bound collector's booklet featuring new writing on the film by John Martin and Alessio di Rocco
• Brand new 2K restoration of the Uncut English Export Version, released as Devil Within Her (108 mins)
• High Definition Blu-rayTM (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• The Devil and I - a newly-filmed interview with director/producer Ovidio G. Assonitis
• Barrett's Hell - a newly-filmed interview with cinematographer Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli
• Beyond the Music - a newly-filmed interview with composer Franco Micalizzi
• The Devil's Face - a newly-filmed interview with camera operator Maurizio Maggi
• Motel and Devils - a newly-conducted audio interview with actor Gabriele Lavia
• Alternate Italian Chi Sei? opening titles
• Alternate Behind the Door VHS opening titles
• Alternate Japanese Diabolica opening and ending sequence
• Trailers, TV and Radio Spots
• Image Gallery
• Brand new 2K restoration of the US Theatrical Version, released as Beyond the Door (99 mins)
• High Definition Blu-ray (1080p) presentation
• Original uncompressed mono audio
• Optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Italy Possessed - a brand new feature-length documentary on the history of Italian Exorcist rip-offs, including interviews with key filmmakers such as Sergio Martino, Alberto De Martino, Pupi Avati, Marcello Avallone, Ovidio G. Assonitis and many more!

Sales Points

• The Film's composer Franco Micalizzi has also been credited to contributing to the scores of Quentin Tarantino's 'Death Proof' & 'Django Unchained'
• Only 3,000 units available in North America with exclusive content that will only be found in this limited release!
• Stars Juliet Mills (Avanti!), Gabriele Lavia (Deep Red) and Richard Johnson (The Haunting)
• Beyond the Door was a commercial success in the United States, where it earned $15 million at the box office during its 1974 theatrical release!
• From Director Ovidio G. Assonitis (Tentacles)
• Fans of 'The Exorcist' and 'Rosemary's Baby' will LOVE 'Beyond the Door'!

Press Quotes

Beyond the Door is one of the Top Grossing Movies in the country right now. Why? Maybe because at some dumb, fundamental level, it really does live it up to, or down to, its promise. It's all trash, but it's scary trash.

     —Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun Times

Many of the special effect scenes do hold most of what they set out to do...frighten and impact the viewer. Beyond the Door certainly doesn't disappoint with the specialized subject matter.

     —HorrorNews.net

Arrow has done a nice job bringing both versions of the film to Blu-ray in nice shape and with a release that is stacked with extras old and new. Recommended!

     —DVD Talk

Arrow Video's Limited Edition Blu-ray release of Beyond the Door bests all previous releases of the film, sporting two versions with excellent A/V quality and a multitude of extras. If you're a fan of the film, this is the release to own.

     —The Digital Bits

An unhinged spin on the parental satanic panic of Rosemary's Baby, with iconic elements lifted from The Exorcist. This is another staggeringly packaged release from the folks at Arrow.

     —Slant Magazine