From Beyond: HP Lovecraft Month: Deusdaecon Reviews 

Speaking of Jeffrey Combs' talent, I had the pleasure of seeing him perform his one-man Edgar Allan Poe play "Nevermore" last October up in Tarrytown NY. He commanded the stage for 90 straight minutes with nothing but a chair, small table and lit candle as set dressing, reciting some of Poe's most famous works (and of course, the Raven - which he did expertly) and as well discussing the great author while in character as Poe. He held the audience captivated the entire time - progressively becoming more drunk and belligerent as the play progressed. And he was very funny. Very much a treasured memory for me

When Catherine says she wants to cure schizophrenia so no one in the future ever has to suffer the same fate as her father, she's actually talking about herself. Her fear of losing her sanity is the subconscious motivator pushing her to keep exposing herself to the resonator.

Barbara Crampton's ending laugh is brilliant. One of the great horror endings.

I remember being absolutely terrified of this film as a child. Why the fuck was I watching this as a child!?

I always liked this movie, on the whole, but my favorite part of the flick is the very end. Barbara Crampton knocks that "maddened laugh" out of the park. Combined with the chilling music, which jumps in, and it has always remained, in my opinion, a classic moment in Horror. Thanks for including it in your review.

really the monster in this story is interesting, and can be pretty much defined by "it ate him" not his body, but "him" as in the self. Apparently the monster devours the brain of its prey, devouring the self, absorbing all memories and personality of whatever it devours incorporating it into itself. The reason why the scientist became in control is probably because he's the only sentient intelligent thing the creature had eaten at that point. However, even though the doctor personality had initially retained its sense of self, and therefore kept a human appearance, it was slowly chipped away at by the sea of monsters that made up the beast, resulting in the personality beginning to devolve into the creatures base state of brain eating shape shifting monstrosity. what happened at the end was another personality, Crawford, being integrated into the mass, and since the two personalities hated each other Crawford tried to rebel against and destroy the doctor. Like someone with multiple personality disorder inflicting self harm upon themselves.

I just found this channel and I'm so happy I did! What a great channel!

I think they did a good job adapting this story, it's probably better than the original. Also I think that it wasn't Pretorius who was from beyond but a creature that can take the likeness of those it kills. That's why you see Combs seem to come out of pretorius fully formed.

i really liked bubba damnit

I think Crawford saying, "It's so beautiful!" is not referring to his new headcock, butt rather the extra perception ability allows him to see Praetorious' form as amazing as a continuation of the sexual desire/obsession theme. That's why even with Praetorius' ability to change his form at will he becomes more monstrous, because from his perspective while others may not like it this is what peak sexiness looks like.

Took me way too many years to finally watch this and somehow I've managed to stay away from spoilers this whole time. I was NOT ready for what this movie had to offer and Im so glad I watched it! I will stand by my opinion that practical effects, when done this well, hold up way better than any kind of CGI.

I am just gonna say your reviews are the reason I enjoy lovecrafts stuff so much. Top notch reviews, thanks man hope your well.

You complain about the 666 house number, and other cliches, but let's be honest: A well written, intelligent black protagonist is the thing Lovecraft would be least likely to put in his stories.

Bubba made Stew and Dumplings :) Those were some impressive dumplings, yo!

I watch your videos just for your voice and the way you talk. You don't treat your audience like idiots. Keep it up 👍

This is a well made review. From Beyond is the strangest horror movie that I've ever seen.

Stumbled across this video at work when running HP Lovecraft related vids in the background and plowed through a TON of your content afterwards. Now subscribed, with bell, so I never miss one of your reviews again. Amazing work, sir!

He chooses that shape because his mind is warped by the other dimension It’s a representation of his mounting madness

25:21 "She'll know, Edward! How pathetic you are!! *How you can't make love!!* " Tony Stark: "Well, you know, performance issues. Not uncommon. 1 out of 5."

like a GINGERBREAD MAN A GODAMN GINGERBREDMAN

The creature's form is probably supposed to represent a 3D cross section of a higher dimensional creature. Its crude appearance is from only seeing a part of a more complex creature that dwells in higher spatial dimensions. Lovecraft played with this idea a bit with Great Cthulhu himself only partially materializing in our world so that when he is "killed" at the end of CoC, he only re materializes again having re-entered our world. It's like if our finger is pressed against a flat surface, gets burned so that we pull it away and then reapply our finger again.

Excellent review. I appreciate your straightforward analysis while respecting both the vision and the limitations of the film makers.

I have two theories why Patoris (sp?) keeps getting "worse" in appearance. Either the being he became has transformed his view of beauty. "Eye of the beholder". Or he's attracted to terrorifed and or traumatized women. Which unfortunately is mixed with him being a sociopathic rapist.

I think Praetorious is getting worse looking because the Resignator is growing in influence, like said earlier it's likely that the being we're seeing isn't Praetorious but is in fact an otherworldly being trying to spread out into the other world. Catherine almost has her head bitten off like Praetorious did, so it's likely the being is using sex and temptation as a way to lure people into utilizing the Device. As for why sex is being used, I suspect it's moreso a dopamine rush that's being driven into those who're more susceptible to influence, thus rewarding them more and more for opening the passage.

The way i interpreted Pretorius's transformations was that of someone learning to control a new ability. Essentially, learning to control new muscles like a child learning to walk. His first appearance after his death, he was simply in his human form, taking his "default" body. As the film progresses, pretorius is learning to manipulate his body, learning to sculpt clay with no experience.

just to throw this out there, watch the movie with the commentary track (after watching it on it's own, of course) so damn entertaining!

You are supposed to be sympathetic to our protagonist in the same way you are supposed to be sympathetic to the wolf-man

Deus, not sure if you still see these, but please make some more videos. Love your stuff in 2023. Instead of being possessed, think of the peneal overriding the "rational" control we experience through the prefrontal cortex. If the part of your brain that controls some benign function became capable of influencing conscious thought, you'd have a very different perspective on your motivations. Especially in the early stages when the transition of control is occurring for the first time.

I honestly don't think the device would have a massive effect on me in the list factor as I am not that introuged in physical intimacy with other people. Besides that I probably would have destroyed it I may be introuged in learning if schizophrenic patients are on some level stuck on that plane. I also like that Crawford even though he is a scientist can see the dangers that is cool. P.s.s Catherine ñeeds a slapping when she wants to continue the experiments.

I considered Catherine the villain in this movie. She willing choose to continue messing with the unknown after the first attempt and put the lives of her co-worker and patient in danger. All the blood shed in this movie is mostly caused by her own hands (her choice of actions) and obsession!

I love your reviews

that Brian Yuzna body horror tho. Have you reviewed The Society? while not really Lovecraftian its got some weird, gross, silly, body horror.

I actually think all the sex stuff is great considering Lovecraft was also scared of that and invasion of ones person in other ways as well. Besides it's already established beforehand of the doctors liking for alot of sex and the machine amplifies it to make him even more insatiable. My belief is when it ate the doctors head his consciousness became the vast majority of what is in control but it still has the animal mind as well telling it too consume which he doesn't seem to care about controlling so long as it feels good. He became a creature that chases its next high.

Barbara Crampton in leather 😍

Saw this when I was 6 , could never remember what it was called but it stayed with me as it scared the crap outta me

Wow, Bubba was ahead of his time. A well-written black character in a horror movie back then?

What Bubby prepared looks to be. Either dumplings or biscuits in stew or just gravy.

This film freaked me out great and this reviews are great to binge watch

If I take "Cosmic Horror Viagra", is it bad if my erection lasts more than 4 hours and has a worm poking out of the shaft?

Am I the only one who heard that Disney like twinkle sound

6:02 the "necroNOMnicon"

What was the music just before the first minute? The woman singing opera I think. It's really bone-chilling, epic, and works well with this sort of review.

4:07 i hate it when fiction does this cops dont just randomly arrest people (at least not back in the 80s) they where called because they were making a bit of noise they may stop him to question him but they dont say anything to him they just slam him onto the car an stick his arm up his back.

This movie didn't deserve Bubba

COME BACK TO ME LOVECRAFT MONTH!!

Bubba's cooking looked like some form of stew with massive dumplings

Hellraiser: From Beyond

Have you seen Would You Rather? Another good movie starring Jeffrey Combs.

Got the same H.P Lovecraft anthology book

I think Pretorius turned into a Mi-go (a fungus-like insect creature from the Lovecraft mythos), which would explain the whole thing with brains. They take human brains and preserve and store them for research. Rendering the person's stolen brain immortal. They can even swap minds with other creatures as well.

The main actor is such a treat

Miscatonic university? Love that this was mentioned.

I love From beyond!

This review is from beyond entertaining

I see where starcraft got some of its names now

By far my favorite of your themed months. Excellent review! I have a question. What do you truly think the antagonist truly is? I mean I know the one of the points of Lovecraft was to not really have an explanation for the eldritch monsters but what is you personal opinion? Is it The Dr controlling the monster that ate his head or is it the monster using the he Dr to horrify the protagonists? At what point does Edward end and the monster begin?

He's makin dumplings of some kind & they look fucking delicious.

24:29 Well, it was done the same way in Event Horizon with Sam Neil's character.

my dad was watching this on tv when i was about 5. i walked in the room at the i want to kiss you scene and started screaming my head off

They really shouldn’t have killed off bubba

A genius movie. First the strange creatures came on the other side and after that the devil himself. Stuff for a good movie. The maschine makes that all visible

Did you see Cast a Deadly Spell?

a 8min commercial with no skip wtf

God bless Bubba.

Looks great!

i miss this show

I always saw Katherine as the protagonist.

Your videos inspired me to finally buy that book. It had tempting me at Barnes and Noble for years, but seeing it on your videos finally made just grab the damned thing. I haven't cracked the plastic yet, but I'm a procrastinator. Maybe you should charge them for advertising.

This movie scared me as a kid but the ginger bread man part was always funny to me

I LOOKK AT YEUUUU AND TELL YEU WUHHHHT OIYEEE FEEEEEEEEEW

I wonder if Dr Catherine was the inspiration for Carolyn Fern of Arkham Horror

I want that book from the your intro good sir. Where did you get?

New here and sorry for this question but that done you use for your intro is it a cover of FAme? Who’s the band?

enjoyable

also is it just me or does bubba look like a less muscular Terry Cruz in that basement scene

Do you have anything on "At the mountains of madness"? My weakness is architecture, and you know that the short story just mentioned is full of otherworldly architecture... And the Old Ones. Perhaps even a more in-depth explanation of it. If not, well,this one will do.

Thought I'd put this comment in a Lovecraft review because I believe this movie is a modern Lovecraft story. Have you ever considered reviewing Life?

"Crawford really is a rat trapped in a cage"... Would that be despite all his rage?

What's the name of the song you use for HP Lovecraft month

This is reality.

Preatorious reason for taking any form it's just an excuse for the creature artist to go nuts.

What the name of this song

i dunno sex seemed pretty prevalent in the lovecraft mythos with the whole deep ones raping people thing.

17:16 - Ah, YT in 2015, when you could get away with about a second of bare naked man (including an almost complete shot of the dong) in your video. That’s probably a really immature sentiment, but it’s just a “back in the day” thought. Back before two adpocalypses, and the Viner Invasion, and ten minute videos being a prerequisite, and Fortnite domination of the Gaming tab. RU-vid today is practically built on rules and patterns, a system that’s intended to please advertisers more than consumers and creators, and when you realize just how much this platform lives and dies by its systems, it feel cathartic to find a video from years ago that couldn’t exist in that same form today. It’s... nostalgic, I suppose.

Oh damn, Bubba's hot

The funny thing is at first it makes normal doctors are so good when in reality though some a lot are rather sanctimonious

the brain sucking through the eyeball socket thing totally ruined it for me... it just looks stupid and silly

Epic games is giving a free game for hp love craft with this exact story free,

I like you

All of the nudity reminded me of good ole sex magic...

so funny

what is up with females in horror movies and bad acting?

Just a gross movie

I honestly didn't find much to like about this film. It felt too silly and oddly sexual, certainly failed to convey the same sense of wondrous horror the original story portrayed. Definitely one wherein I invoke the "Book Was Better" label. :/

Book was way better than the movie this movie is just so unnecessary and barely follows the original story

Book was way better than the movie this movie is just so unnecessary and barely follows the original story and there so many what the fuck moments in this movie and why are their so many sexual scenes in this movie so many questions unanswered