Mausoleum is a 1983 American supernatural horror film directed by Michael Dugan and starring Bobbie Bresee, Marjoe Gortner, Norman Burton, and LaWanda Page.
After the funeral, Susan flees into the family's mausoleum tomb and witnesses a demonic supernatural force that kills a vagrant in the cemetery.
The next day, Cora arrives at the house to bring Susan paperwork pertaining to the familial inheritance she is due at age 30.
The following morning, the Farrells' housekeeper Elsie finds Susan's room glowing green and witnesses her in her deformed state, and flees the house in terror.
After analyzing a journal kept by Susan's grandfather, Andrews informs Oliver that the Nomed family is subject to a curse in which firstborn daughters fall prey to a demon.
Andrews retrieves a crown of thorns from the Nomed family mausoleum, which, according to Susan's grandfather's journal, will expel the demon.
[3] Bill O'Connor from the Akron Beacon Journal gave the film a poor review, writing, "What is irritating about this movie is its absolute lack of logic.
[8] The Miami Herald's Bill Cosford awarded the film a rating of zero out of five stars, deeming it "just bad enough from start to finish to be thoroughly entertaining to the connoisseur of potboilers.
"[9] Patrice Smith of the Evansville Courier & Press gave the film a more favorable review, writing that it "reveals such polished technical aspects it may indeed entertain fans of old-fashioned, B-grade cheapies," and adding that its screenplay was logical and faithful to popular occult theory.
On November 23, 2018, the film was restored and released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome, and the limited edition slipcover version sold out in 24 hours.
[4] Zimmerman and Barich were subsequently charged with nine felony counts of grand theft and conspiracy for having allegedly purchased luggage and other items from Los Angeles importers, but failing to pay for them.
[4] Zide alleged that he had provided a $30,000 loan to the company which was never repaid, and that they forged his signature on a document that cancelled his legal entitlement to 15% of the film's domestic theatrical rentals, in addition to 10% of all advances and guarantees.
[4] Getty Film Laboratories, Goldfarb Distributors, and Motion Picture Marketing were named as defendants in the case, in which Zide sought $10 million in damages.