Stuck with grey display and strange pattern!

My iMac froze a few days ago, so I used the power button to turn it off. Then I restarted  the computer but I had a greyish monitor with the apple logo, and they were filled with little suigly lines. (see photos)
Then the screen gets a strange pattern on the left side
and after a while I get the text box telling me to restart.
But each time I retart I get the same thing, so impossible to open the computer
to get access to Terminal or Activity Monitor to try and change things.
Any suggestions?

See
What is a kernel panic,
Technical Note TN2063: Understanding and Debugging Kernel Panics,
Mac OS X Kernel Panic FAQ,
Resolving Kernel Panics, and
Tutorial: Avoiding and eliminating Kernel panics for more details.

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