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Beyond the Darkness ()

Buio Omega (original title)
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A disturbed young taxidermist exhumes his recently deceased girlfriend, brings her body to his family villa and proceeds to embalm her corpse, with help from his strange housekeeper. But his bouts of insanity are just beginning.
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Kieran Canter ...
Frank Wyler
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Anna Völkl / Elena Völkl
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Iris
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Mr. Kale
Anna Cardini ...
Jogging Victim
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Jan
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Priest
Walter Tribus ...
Handyman
Klaus Rainer ...
Doctor
Edmondo Vallini ...
Detective
Simonetta Allodi ...
Disco Girl

Directed by

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Joe D'Amato

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Mino Guerrini ... (story) (as Giacomo Guerrini)
 
Ottavio Fabbri ... (screenplay)

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Ermanno Donati ... producer (uncredited)
Marco Rossetti ... producer

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Goblin ... (as The Goblins)
Maurizio Guarini ... (uncredited)
Agostino Marangolo ... (uncredited)
Carlo Pennisi ... (uncredited)
Fabio Pignatelli ... (uncredited)

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Joe D'Amato ... director of photography (as Aristide Massaccesi)

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Ornella Micheli

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Bruno Micheli ... assistant editor

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Donatella Donati
Franco Gaudenzi

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Mario Paladini

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Cesare Biseo ... makeup artist

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Silvio Colecchia ... production supervisor
Oscar Santaniello ... production manager

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Donatella Donati ... assistant director
Franco Gaudenzi ... assistant director

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Ennio Michettoni ... set designer

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Roberto Alberghini ... sound technician
Marco Donati ... sound technician
Renato Marinelli ... sound effects
Guglielmo Smeraldi ... boom operator

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Enrico Biribicchi ... camera operator
Pina Di Cola ... still photographer (as Giuseppina di Cola)
Renato Palmieri ... assistant camera

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Marco Rossetti ... continuity

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Ermanno Mardessich ... production secretary
Maria Spera ... administrator
Carolyn De Fonseca ... voice dubbing: Franca Stoppi (uncredited)
Gabriella Genta ... voice dubbing: Anna Cardini (uncredited)
Ted Rusoff ... voice dubbing: Kieran Canter (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A young rich orphan loses his fiancée to voodoo doll mischief on the part of his housekeeper who is jealous of his attentions. He digs his girlfriend up, cleans her out, stuffs her, and puts her in bed at the mansion. Following this, he tries out and disposes of a series of young maidens, trying to find the right replacement for her, and the disapproving housekeeper helps him with the disposals. Written by Ed Sutton

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Taglines A fate worse than death! See more »
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Also Known As
  • In quella casa buio omega (Italy)
  • Buried Alive (United States)
  • Beyond the Darkness (United States)
  • Beyond the Darkness (Canada, English title)
  • Beyond the Darkness (United Kingdom)
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  • 94 min
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Trivia Franca Stoppi replaced another actress who was originally cast as Iris, and she signed on to act in this film without reading the script beforehand. See more »
Goofs According to the title sequence, the score was produced by "the goblins". This was a mistake. The (widely known italian) band is called Goblin. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Beyond the Darkness Locations: Then and Now - Buio Omega in Brixen (2017). See more »
Quotes Jan: I got some good shit I'll turn you on to.
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