From Beyond is a 1986 American science fiction-body horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, loosely based on the short story of the same name by H. P. Lovecraft. It was written by Dennis Paoli, Gordon and Brian Yuzna, and stars Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ken Foree and Ted Sorel. From Beyond centers around a pair of scientists attempting to stimulate the pineal gland with a device called The Resonator. An unforeseen result of their experiments is the ability to perceive creatures from another dimension that proceed to drag the head scientist into their world, returning him as a grotesque... shape-changing monster that preys upon the others at the laboratory. Dr. Edward Pretorius is a scientist who has developed the Resonator, a machine which stimulates the pineal gland and allows whoever is within range to see beyond normal perceptible reality. His assistant, Dr. Crawford Tillinghast , activates the machine and soon sees strange creatures in the air. When he is bitten by one of them, he urges Pretorius to turn the machine off. However, the crazed Pretorius refuses, claiming that the machine's effects on his brain are giving him an "orgasm of the mind.
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| Release date: | June 5, 1986 |
| Directed by: | Stuart Gordon |
| Runtime: | 85 Minutes |
| Producer: | Brian Yuzna |
| Music by: | Richard Band |
| Cinematography: | Mac Ahlberg |
| Screenplay by: | Dennis Paoli, Brian Yuzna, Stuart Gordon |
| Estimated budget: | $4,500,000 |
| Adapted from: | From Beyond |
| Genre: | Science Fiction |