Beyond the Door will be released on Blu-ray on March 24 via Arrow Video. The 1974 Italian horror film is also known as Devil Within Her. Marc Schoenbach designed new cover art; the original poster is on the reverse side.
Limited to 3,000 units, the two-disc set features two versions of the film: the uncut English export and the U.S. theatrical version. It also includes a reversible fold-out poster and a booklet with writing by John Martin and Alessio di Rocco.
The movie borrows so heavily from The Exorcist that Warner Bros. won a copyright infringement lawsuit. Directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis (Tentacles) and Robert Barrett, the film stars Juliet Mills and Richard Johnson.
Both the 108-minute English export version (under the title Devil Within Her) and the 99-minute U.S. theatrical cut (as Beyond the Door) have been newly restored in 2K with original uncompressed mono audio. Extras are below.
Disc 1: Uncut English Export Version:
Interview with director/producer Ovidio G. Assonitis (new)
Interview with cinematographer Roberto D’Ettorre Piazzoli (new)
Interview with composer Franco Micalizzi (new)
Interview with camera operator Maurizio Maggi (new)
Audio interview with actor Gabriele Lavia (new)
Alternate Italian opening titles
Alternate Behind the Door VHS opening titles
Alternate Japanese opening and ending sequence
Trailers
TV spots
Radio spots
Image gallery
Disc 2: US Theatrical Version:
Italy Possessed – Feature-length documentary on the history of Italian Exorcist rip-offs with filmmakers Sergio Martino, Alberto De Martino, Pupi Avati, Marcello Avallone, Ovidio G. Assonitis, and more (new)
Set against the backdrop of San Francisco, Beyond the Door stars Mills as Jessica Barrett, a young mother who starts to develop strange behaviors whilst pregnant with her third child. Before you can say “split pea soup”, Jessica is displaying signs of full-blown demonic possession – complete with projectile vomiting and fully-rotating head! Could it be that she’s carrying the child of the Antichrist himself?
