Mausoleum (1983)

Centuries of Evil Have Just Awakened

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Release Date: May 01, 1983
Rated: R | Runtime: 96 Mins | Language: English
Director: Michael Dugan
Stars: Bobbie Bresee, Marjoe Gortner, Norman Burton, Maurice Sherbanee, LaWanda Page, Laura Hippe, Shari Mann

Summary

Traumatized by her mother's death, young Susan is becoming possessed by the same demon that possessed her mother before she died. More and more her husband and psychiatrist are noticing the strange changes

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In Mausoleum, a little girl's mom dies and while at the cemetery during her funeral she hears voices that call her into a sealed up mausoleum where she instantly becomes possessed. The girl's aunt, now her legal guardian, sees everything and starts to plead with the demon to let her go. Turns out, the aunt knows that the same demon possessed and killed her mom, grandma and many more previous generations in the family. She's basically screwed and her aunt knows it.

Fast forward a couple of decades and the little girl, Susan, is now all grown up and still possessed, only now the demon kicks it into high gear since Susan is finally old enough to execute her plan.

The most surprising thing about this movie is it has an incredible way of pulling you in, despite having aged practical effects. I almost find it to have the same level of engagement as The Exorcist. Part of this is due to the many creative transitions. Things go from chaotic to calm from one mo Read more...

Fast forward a couple of decades and the little girl, Susan, is now all grown up and still possessed, only now the demon kicks it into high gear since Susan is finally old enough to execute her plan.

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Critic Reviews:

The film is as cheesy as it sounds, and right from the start, it’s obvious that Mausoleum is going to be one of those films that’s so bad it’s hilarious.

– HNN

A perfect horror movie for a drunken night in with friends, Mausoleum is schlocky horror at its finest and what it lacks in story, it makes up for with its effects.

– GBHBL

Like most films of the era — save for our hyper-complicated Italian friends turning out hyper-complicated Giallo flicks – Mausoleum is routinely routine and doesn’t hide the ball from its audience.

– The Scariest Things