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Beyond the Darkness AKA Buio Omega AKA Dark Omega AKA in quella casa buio omega AKA In the Dark Omega House AKA Blue Holocaust (Blu-ray) (1979)
A young rich orphan loses his fiancée to voodoo doll mischief on the part of his housekeeper who is jealous of his attentions.Director: Joe D'Amato
Year of Copyright: 1979
Year of Production: 1979
OVERALL: Draw-
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
* The Film
"Joe D'Amato: The Horror Experience" 2000 documentary with Aristide Massaccesi, George Eastman and Donald O'Brien (68:20)
"The Omega Woman" 2017 interview with actress Franca Stoppi (15:41)
"Sick Love" 2017 interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (8:47)
"Goblin Reborn perform Buio Omega Live" (4:17)
"Locations Revisited" 2017 featurette (20:05)
Theatrical Trailer (2:58)
DISC TWO (CD)
CD Soundtrack by Goblin (24 tracks; 43:03):
- 1. Buio Omega (Titoli) (02:55)
- 2. Buio Omega (M 1) (00:57)
- 3. Buio Omega (M 2) (00:52)
- 4. Buio Omega (M 4) (01:42)
- 5. Buio Omega (Memoria) (01:00)
- 6. Buio Omega (M 6) (02:30)
- 7. Buio Omega (M 7) (01:48)
- 8. Buio Omega (M 8) (02:57)
- 9. Buio Omega (M 10) (00:36)
- 10. Buio Omega (M 12) (04:13)
- 11. Buio Omega (M 13) (00:10)
- 12. Buio Omega (M 16) (00:30)
- 13. Buio Omega (M 16 bis) (00:07)
- 14. Buio Omega (M 18) (04:28)
- 15. Buio Omega (M 21) (00:36)
- 16. Buio Omega (M 23) (00:05)
- 17. Buio Omega (M 25) (04:02)
- 18. Buio Omega (M 26) (03:48)
- 19. Buio Omega (M 28) (00:09)
- 20. Buio Omega (M 29) (00:05)
- 21. Buio Omega (M 30) (03:08)
- 22. Buio Omega (M 31) (02:15)
- 23. Buio Omega (M 32) (02:06)
- 24. Buio Omega (M 33 Finale) (02:04) -
Subtitles:English (dubtitles, optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:The CD soundrack is limited to the first 2,500 copies.
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Easter eggs:Highlight "trailer" in the extras and arrow right to reveal the Aquarius Releasing logo. Click the logo for a brief excerpt from an interview with distributor Terry Levene discussing the film (2:00). This interview is available in its entirety on the Severin release of Dr. Butcher M.D..
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray):
Partial 2011 commentary by assistant director Donatella Donati over selected scenes (27:22)
2011 interview with actress Cinzi Monreale (9:57)
Stills Gallery
Trailer
Bonus Trailers
DISC TWO (DVD):
See the specs for the Shriek Show release on this comparison page -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Case states the disc is encoded for playback in region A machines only, but in fact it is region free.
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Commentaries:Partial commentary by assistant director Donatella Donati over selected scenes (27:22)
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Extras:Interview with actress Cinzi Monreale (9:58)
Stills Gallery (1:19)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:9344256012105
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Notes:Opening credits are window boxed.
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Extras:DISC ONE (Blu-ray)
*The Film
2012 interview with Cinzia Monreale (in Italian with German subtitles) (9:57)
Selected Scenes Commentary by Donatella Donati (in Italian without subtitles) (27:32)
German Trailer (2:43)
English Trailer (2:52)
German Opening Credits (2:19)
Advertising Material (3:01)
DISC TWO (DVD Copy)
*The Film
German Trailer (2:42)
English Trailer (2:57)
Slideshow (0:45)
Advertising Material (1:24)
French Poster Photos (0:40)
Spanish Photos (0:50)
Selected Scene Commentary by Donatella Donati (in Italian without subtitles) (27:23)
English Opening Credits (2:41)
English Ending (2:41)
Interview with actress Cinzia Monreale (in Italian with German subtitles) (9:57)
Joe D 'Amato Filmography (1:44)
Splitscreen Old Version/New Version (3:22) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):German Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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UPC Number:9007150902520
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Notes:Mediabook with choice of two cover purchasing options limited to 1,500 copies.
The DVD edition seems to be the previous XT edition (in 1.78:1 with different extras). -
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Extras:"Omega Rising: Remembering Joe D'Amato" 2017 documentary (Italian with English subtitles) (68:51)
"Buio Omega in Brixen" 2016 featurette (20:06)
Italian opening and closing credits (3:00)
Trailer (2:56) -
Subtitles:English (optional) (Italian-language version only)
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Aspect Ratio:1.66:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):Italian LPCM 2.0 Moon
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:DVD Title: Beyond the Darkness
Initial pressings come with a liner notes booklet by Adrian Smith. Later pressings lack the booklet but still list its presence on the sleeve. -
Easter eggs:88 Films restoration credits play right after the film with a complete list of all who crowd funded the restoration work (1:40)
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OVERALL: Draw
The new Severin US and 88 Films UK releases have exclusive extras. Both have the Italian track but it is lossy on the US and uncompressed on the UK. Note the Severin release has dubtitles rather than subtitles.
On the other hand, the American and Australian discs include exclusive interviews with Cinzia Monreale and Donatella Donati.
GENERAL NOTES:
The English credits mistakenly list Donatella Donati as "art director" but the Italian credits correctly list her as "aiuto regista" (assistant director).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Severin Films - No cuts (94:18)
- Blu-ray ALL America- Shriek Show - No censor cuts - Missing a very brief scene (which should run immediately after the opening titles) in which Frank carries the body of a baboon from his van into his house (c.25s)
- Blu-ray ALL Australia- Umbrella Entertainment - No censor cuts - Missing a very brief scene (which should run immediately after the opening titles) in which Frank carries the body of a baboon from his van into his house (c.25s) (93:48).
- Blu-ray B Limited Edition Austria- XT Video - No cuts (94:27)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- 88 Films - No cuts - Uncut English-language export version (94:15)
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Comparison added by Paul_Lewis on 11/02/13
Comparison last updated by Rick_Curzon on 02/12/21UPDATE LOG:
11/02/13: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
08/06/15: Addition of the Australia release.
13/01/17: Addition of UK release.
22/03/17: DVD Beaver link.
25/07/17: Added Severin and XT release.
14/08/17: Severin dubtitles.
01/12/21: Dates.
02/12/21: Typo.
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