Today we’re opening the crypt for MAUSOLEUM, the 1983 supernatural horror movie that somehow takes demonic possession, a family curse, a creepy mausoleum, glowing eyes, and some genuinely bizarre effects… and still manages to be a chore.
On paper, this thing sounds like it should be completely up my alley.
Ancient evil? Check.
Possession? Check.
Ridiculous practical effects? Check.
A woman slowly being taken over by something horrible while everyone around her fails to notice that SOMETHING IS CLEARLY WRONG? Absolutely.
And yet… Mausoleum just did not work for me.
There are flashes of wonderfully weird 1980s horror buried in here, and the movie occasionally coughs up an image so strange that you almost forgive everything surrounding it. Almost.
But for most of the runtime, I was waiting for this thing to kick into gear, and by the time it finally started throwing all of its supernatural nonsense at the screen, I had already mentally wandered off and started thinking about better movies.
So join me as we descend into MAUSOLEUM (1983) and talk about demonic curses, questionable decisions, some truly bonkers horror imagery, and why having all the ingredients for a great trashy horror movie does not necessarily mean you actually made one.
And that is why you should make MAUSOLEUM one of your 31 Spooky Movies of Halloween… although in this particular case, maybe consider putting it somewhere near the bottom of the list.
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