Beyond the Door is a 1974 Italian horror film directed by Ovidio G. Assonitis and starring Juliet Mills. Jessica Barrett is a young mother in San Francisco. Her family and friends begin to notice odd behavior around the time she falls pregnant with her third child. As the strangeness intensifies, Jessica begins to display signs of demonic possession including spinning her head all the way around and projectile vomiting. Dimitri, a lover from her past, shows up claiming to be able to help her, but it turns out he is in league with the entity possessing her, and is aiding the birth of her... child, now revealed to be the Antichrist, in exchange for the thing saving his life years before. The film ends with the entity turning on Dimitri, and suggesting all events were done for its own amusement. The entity then kills Dimitri, leaves Jessica's body, and the child is stillborn. The interior shots were filmed on set in Italy at the Incir De Paolis Studios in Rome, while all exteriors were shot on location in San Francisco. Film Ventures International acquired the film for distribution in the United States for $100,000.
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| Release date: | November 21, 1974 |
| Directed by: | Ovidio G. Assonitis, Robert Barrett |
| Runtime: | 109 Minutes |
| Producer: | Ovidio G. Assonitis, Edward L. Montoro |
| Cinematography: | Roberto D'Ettorre Piazzoli |
| Estimated budget: | $350,000 |