Lucio Fulci's "E tu vivrai nel terrore - L'aldilà", aka Seven Doors of Death, aka The Beyond gets the royal treatment from Anchor Bay in two editions; a limited tin with some mini-posters and lobby cards, and a DVD only keepcase. I have the tin, because, well, I'm a loser and I like tins. They don't fit anywhere, but they look nifty.

Quentin Tarantino, of all people, deserves a big thank you from the horror community at large for resuscitating this long dormant film with his Rolling Thunder Films company, founded by the Quentster to reacquaint people with some forgotten gems and foreign classics that he enjoyed while clerking at a video store before his big break. The Beyond was one of the first films he brought back, and Anchor Bay presents it in a virtually flawless transfer, new soundmix and loads of extras that will please every eyeball pokin' fan to no end.

The Beyond is the story of an old Inn in Louisiana, inherited by Liza (MacColl) and the bizarre goings on as she tries to fix it up for business. It seems as though the Inn has a dark past, and as Liza and the local doctor, John McCabe (Warbeck) look deeper into it's history, the evil that long lay dormant resurfaces and the Inn's true purpose is revealed. Along the way, many eyeballs get poked, people melt, and zombies pop out of nowhere. Welcome to Italian Horror 101.

That may sound like a swipe at the genre, but quite the contrary! I love Italian horror, and Fulci is one of my favorites. While he isn't exactly the best storyteller with dialogue, he does get his point across with stylish camera effects, great cinematography, and buckets of gooey red stuff, all the basics of a true Euro-Shock fest.

I personally agree with the masses who say that this is Fulci's best work. The story is actually pretty cohesive for a Fulci flick, the actors are fairly competent, and, of course, the violence is handled with a stylish expertise, managing the feat of being both repellent and artsy.

For anyone who purchased the Diamond Entertainment release "Seven Doors of Death" throw that copy away, or better yet, sell it to someone you hate, because Anchor Bay's version is a thing of beauty. The image is crisp and vibrant, even in the darkest segments, and the audio mix is superbly creepy.

The two AB versions differ in terms of extras. This review is for the Limited Edition tin, which has a few extra bells and whistles that the standard keepcase edition. The tin has a 48 page color booklet, as well as the lobby cards a behind the scenes of Demonia featurette, and scads of other extras, including a hilarious commentary with stars Warbeck and MacColl, who seem to be having a blast watching the film again. It's almost like watching a British Mystery Science Theatre 3000!!