The mid-1980s were a boom time for special effects. Films like The Elephant Man and the quick-fire double of An American Werewolf in London and The Howling had convinced audiences of their power and draw, decades after the golden age of monster movies.
From that renewal emerged the Resonator. There’s nothing outrageous about the device at first glance. Yet, from its blinking lights — and the mind of Stuart Gordon — spew creatures that writhe just beyond our sight. The film, which turns 40 this month, is From Beyond. Though named for the 1920 H.P. Lovecraft story, as producer Brian Yuzna tells Inverse, “The short story was used up before we got to the opening credits!”
