Mausoleum

The Nomed Family has been the victim of an ancient curse in which the first born daughter of each generation has gone violently mad and then suspiciously dies. No one can explain the Nomed madness, but some say it is because of the possession of a terrible demonic force. By way of an unnatural urge during her Mother’s funeral, Susan entered her family’s mausoleum, and ever since an evil presence has been lurking inside of her, waiting for a chance to come out. Now an adult, something is hiding inside Susan’s body, coming out to grotesquely murder anyone who comes too close to uncovering her terrifying secret.
A consummate blending of early 80s supernatural horror and slasher film tropes, Michael Dugan’s Mausoleum is a stylish, sleazy, and outrageously gory production, featuring a series of imaginative death scenes orchestrated by effects wizard John Carl Buechler (Re-Animator, Troll). Starring Bobbie Bresee (Ghoulies) and Marjoe Gortner (Starcrash) and featuring a moody orchestral score from Jamie Mendoza-Nava. We present the bonkers candy-coloured ode to Italian horror masterpieces fully uncut, with its ‘explosive’ opening sequence completely intact.

Restoration courtesy of All Channel Films and the American Genre Film Archive.