A couple is terrorized in their new house haunted by the vengeful ghost of the woman's former husband who possesses her young son.
Direction
Bava's swan song—every frame drips with decaying elegance
Cinematography
Lurid 70s color palette makes domestic spaces feel diseased
Acting
Daria Nicolodi's unraveling—motherhood as psychological hell
Director
Mario Bava
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Bava was so ill during production that cinematographer Mario Vivaldi directed several scenes uncredited.
Released as 'Beyond the Door II' in the US to cash in on the unrelated demon-baby hit—pure exploitation marketing that confused audiences for decades.
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