‘Beyond life… Beyond death…’
Beyond the Gates of Hell is a 2022 American horror film ‘inspired’ by Italian director Lucio Fulci’s City of the Living Dead and The Beyond.
Written and directed by Dustin Ferguson (Amityville in the Hood; Zombi VIII: Urban Decay; Apex Predators; Ebola Rex vs. Murder Hornets; Rattlers 2; Arachnado; Amityville Toybox and many, many more). Produced by Brad Banacka and Joseph Kelbie Williamson.
The SCS Entertainment production stars Brinke Stevens, Traci Burr, Brad Banacka, Vida Ghaffari, Eric Larsen, Faith Stanley, Robert Lankford and TJ Johnson.
Reviews:
“Thanks to perfect music by Joshua Palace and the most assured direction and writing I’ve seen from Dustin Ferguson, Beyond the Gates of Hell rises beyond its low-budget origins to create a film that follows the Fulci formula as if it were a cover band standing in admirably for a band we’ll never be able to see play live ever again.” B&S About Movies
“The story’s impact is limited by its short running time. Clocking in at under 40 minutes without the end credits and the fake trailers at the beginning, I’m sure there’s a rhyme and reason as to why this was done, but in general, you end up with a film that never really can take off. While Traci Burr shines as the lead actress, the rest of the cast still needs to reach a higher performance level.” ★½ Overly Honest Movie Reviews
“The editing is tight and the story is streamlined. There’s really no padding here, and the film is much better for it. I’m not exactly on board with calling Beyond the Gates of Hell a zombie film. There are zombies, but only in about a minute’s worth of screen time. The grainy ‘80s aesthetic is a bit overdone, as well.” Pop Horror
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Technical details:
1 hour 5 minutes
Aspect ratio: 2.35: 1
