Villian(s)  Supernatural beings

Actor(s):  Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, Ian Bannen, Diana Dors

Brief Description  From Beyond the Grave is a 1974 British anthology horror film directed by Kevin Connor and produced by Amicus Productions, featuring four dark tales tied together by an antique shop owner played by horror legend Peter Cushing.

Plot:
The overarching narrative centers on an eerie antique shop in London called Temptations Ltd., owned by a polite but mysterious elderly Proprietor (played by horror icon Peter Cushing). The shop's motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist." Throughout the film, various customers enter the shop and attempt to cheat, swindle, or steal from the Proprietor. While Cushing’s character remains outwardly unfazed, the dishonest customers face horrifying supernatural retribution tied to the items they wrongfully acquired. Meanwhile, a shady man lurks outside, waiting for an opportunity to rob the store entirely.

Segment 1: "The Gate Crasher: Edward, an arrogant young man, spots an ornate antique Edwardian mirror. He tricks the Proprietor into selling it to him for a fraction of its value by claiming it is a cheap reproduction. After hanging the mirror in his flat, Edward holds a seance with friends. He accidentally summons an evil, bloodthirsty entity trapped within the glass. The spirit possesses Edward and commands him to commit gruesome murders to feed it human life essence. Once fully fed, the entity swaps places with Edward, trapping him inside the mirror forever.

Segment 2: "An Act of Kindness": Christopher Lowe is a henpecked, depressed office worker trapped in a miserable marriage with his overbearing wife, Mabel. Desperate to impress a local matchseller and military veteran named Jim Underwood, Christopher steals a Distinguished Service Order (DSO) medal from the antique shop to pass off as his own. The Horror: Jim invites Christopher to his home, where Christopher meets Jim's eccentric daughter, Emily. Emily uses voodoo and dark witchcraft to violently eliminate Christopher's wife, Mabel, freeing him. Christopher happily marries Emily, only to discover at the wedding feast that Jim and Emily are actually malevolent entities who control him completely. His "act of kindness" was a trap, and they reduce him to a literal plaything.

Segment 3: "The Elemental": Reginald Warren, a wealthy business executive, swaps the price tags on an elegant antique silver snuff box to buy it for pennies.The Horror: On his train ride home, Reginald meets an eccentric clairvoyant, Madame Orloff, who warns him that an invisible, homicidal spirit—an "elemental"—is sitting on his shoulder. He dismisses her, but that night, the entity severely attacks his wife. Terrified, Reginald calls Madame Orloff to perform a chaotic, comedic, yet ultimately destructive exorcism. Though she believes the spirit is gone, the elemental tricks Reginald, possesses his wife, and violently kills him.

Segment 4: "The Door": William Seaton, an honest and polite writer, purchases a large, ancient, intricately carved wooden door. Unlike the previous customers, William refuses to cheat the Proprietor and pays the full, fair price. William installs the door in his home, but upon opening it, he discovers it doesn't lead to his closet; instead, it opens into a sinister, mystical blue room. The room belongs to the spirit of Sir Michael Sinclair, an evil 17th-century occultist who traps people inside to harvest their souls. When the room traps William's wife, Rosemary, William uses an axe to chop down the physical door, destroying the supernatural dimension and defeating the occultist.