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From Beyond is a american film of genre Science fiction directed by Stuart Gordon released in USA on 24 october 1986 with Jeffrey Combs
From Beyond (1986)
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Add to a movie listFrom Beyond is a 1986 American science fiction-body horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, loosely based on the short story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written by Dennis Paoli, Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and stars Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree and Ted Sorel.
From Beyond centers on a pair of scientists attempting to stimulate the pineal gland with a device called The Resonator. An unforeseen result of their experiments is the ability to perceive creatures from another dimension that proceed to drag the head scientist into their world, returning him as a grotesque shape-changing monster that preys upon the others at the laboratory.
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Dr. Edward Pretorius (Ted Sorel) is a scientist who has developed the Resonator, a machine which allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. His assistant, Dr. Crawford Tillinghast (Jeffrey Combs), activates the machine and soon sees strange creatures in the air. When he is bitten by one of them, he urges Pretorius to turn the machine off. However, the crazed Pretorius refuses. Events transpire to the point where Crawford panics, fleeing outside. When the police arrive, they find Pretorius decapitated. Crawford is subsequently arrested and accused of murder.Actors
Jeffrey Combs
(Crawford Tillinghast)
Barbara Crampton
(Dr. Katherine McMichaels)
Ken Foree
(Buford 'Bubba' Brownlee)
Ted Sorel
(Dr. Edward Pretorius)
Carolyn Purdy
(Dr. Roberta Bloch)
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