by Hal Erickson
synopsis
The multipart From Beyond the Grave features Peter Cushing as the owner of a sinister antique shop. Utilizing the various artifacts in his establishment, Cushing metes out retribution to customers who try to bamboozle him. The quartet of horror playlets included herein are "The Gate Crasher," "An Act of Kindness," "The Elemental," and "The Door"; all originally appeared in short-story form in Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes' The Unbidden. The British cast includes David Warner, Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors, Nyree Dawn Porter, Ian Carmichael, Ian Ogilvy, Lesley-Anne Down, and Margaret Leighton. This Amicus production was also released as Creatures and The Creatures from Beyond the Grave.
characteristics
- Antique-dealer
- Curio-shop
- Antiques
- Retribution
- Sacrifice-human
- Revenge
- Stories
- Vengeance
- Voodoo
- Vigilante
- Retaliation
- Vendetta
- Mirror
- Avenge
- Curses And Spells
