Buio Omega - Beyond the Darkness

I watched a movie and it was called Buio Omega, which loosely translates to Beyond the Darkness, directed by Joe D’Amato, starring Kieran Canter, Cinzia Monreale, and Franca Stoppi, released in 1979. It is an Italian horror movie about a man, played by Kieren Canter, whose fiancé, played by Cinzia Monrele, dies and he falls into the arms of his maid, Iris, played by Franca Stoppi, then things take a turn for the worst and weird. It’s a very shocking movie, to be sure, as it is quite graphic, like a good Italian horror movie should be (autopsy, dismemberment, and a few other scenes).  The music by Goblin is really great and gives it a very interesting vibe along with being very ear wormy. Kieren Canter has pretty good charisma on screen despite having one expression; however I have to admit that it works because he is in mourning and a lot of weird stuff is happening to him. Cinzia Monrele as the fiancé plays a really great dead woman. Franca Stoppi is menacing as Iris and chills you to the bone at how ruthless she is through the whole movie. She is scary looking and has a very Norman Bates Mother quality about her. The action takes place mostly at a villa and it is creepy as hell in a few scenes here and there, creating such an atmosphere.
                Gobin does the soundtrack and like I said, it is very earwormy. The main theme is toe tapping and really adds to the weirdness in what is happening. It still has that very 70s prog rock sound though which makes it listenable outside of the movie. It makes a lot of the scenes really tense when the scenes are already tense. A lot of the time there is no music in some scenes, which, again, adds to the tense atmosphere.

The story is kind of drawn out, for a 94 minute movie and it does take a while to get anywhere. It can be confusing too but mostly it makes sense. There is also a fair amount of nudity in addition to the gore and some other questionable parts that I’ll let you see for yourself. The version I saw I got is uncut as part of a “Necro Bundle” from Severin Films.
                Definitely a weird movie and I only recommend it if you have a very, very strong stomach! OR if you are into Italian Horror films or horror films in general and want something very different.