Au-delà des murs

Topping in at a perfectly designed three episodes this French mini-serial is a cerebral circular trip into a dimensional rift in an abandoned mansion inherited by the lead character. Balanced dark and heartfelt storytelling combined with intellectual horror makes for a paced psychodrama.

Subtly directed and shot so as to not blatantly build up the viewer for a jump scare and patiently scored to achieve further of the same. Although not a fast-paced thriller or classic American horror film / series, Beyond The Walls delivers in a way that many local viewers may find boring or slow - not the case at all for those viewers who are more intellectually inclined to understand the horror genre is not only jump scares and slashers.

A recommended binge watch when you have a few hours laid up on the couch or stuck in transit.

Au-delà des murs is a fantastic thriller that I came across on the French Arte channel. It is about the mysterious adventure of a woman who inherits an old house across the street from a man died 30 years ago. She cracks through a wall in the mystic house and finds herself in a fantasy-dream world. The suspense and tension is maintained all throughout the movie. The main elements of a thriller is very cleverly used by the director such as the sombreness, foggy forest, zombies and some symbolic elements representing life and death. The acting is generally very successful, such as that of the main character Lisa, the little girl Sophie and the old lady Rose. I would like to congratulate the makers and actors of this film. I strongly recommend it to everyone.

I ran across the ending of the first of the 3 parts in this mini-series on Shudder. It was intense and very creepy. Then I went back and watched all 3 episodes one after another.

The first 30 minutes or so really just set up the story - let you get to know Lisa, the main character, and her personality. This is important as the entire story plays out. I was quite moved at the ending; not what I expected, but quite amazing.

This is highly recommended. If it was available in the US on DVD or Blu-Ray I'd buy it in a heartbeat, but it's not so I think Shudder is the only way to see it. Shudder is available on iTunes and Amazon.

Loved this series...scary, and romantic love story. I watched all 3 episodes in one night. The ending was unexpected, emotional, heartfelt. I cried! You will love this show.

Absolutely captivating. Suspense with a surprise ending. You'll love the characters. It left me wanting more! Great story with believable actors. I wish this was made into a book with more story for Lisa and Julian. I just fell in love with them