Catacombs (1988 film)

Catacombs is a 1988 American horror film directed by David Schmoeller and starring Tim Van Patten, Ian Abercrombie, and Laura Schaefer.

Catacombs
Directed byDavid Schmoeller
Produced byHope Perello
Charles Band
Written byDavid Schmoeller
StarringTim Van Patten
Ian Abercrombie
Laura Schaefer
Music byPino Donaggio
CinematographySergio Salvati
Edited byThomas Meshelski
Distributed byEmpire Pictures
Release date
  • May 14, 1988 (1988-05-14) (Cannes Film Festival)
  • March 24, 1993 (1993-03-24) (United States)
Running time
84 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In the 17th century, an order of monks in Italy capture and entomb a demon that has possessed a member of their group. 400 years later, school teacher Elizabeth Magrino (Laura Schaefer) visits the monastery in order to do some research. What she and the current monks do not realize is that the evil hiding within the catacombs has unwittingly been released.

Cast

Release

The film was the last officially completed film by Empire Pictures before the company was seized by Crédit Lyonnais for failure to pay on loans.[1] As a result, the film's release was delayed for five years. It was eventually given the new title Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice by Columbia TriStar Home Video and was released direct-to-video on VHS in 1993, though it is unconnected to the 1987 film The Curse and its two sequels.[2][3]

On October 29, 2013, Scream Factory released the film on DVD for the first time, along with Contamination .7, The Dungeonmaster and Cellar Dweller as part of the second volume of their Scream Factory All-Night Horror Marathon series.[4] They later re-released the film with Cellar Dweller on a double-feature Blu-ray.

References
  1. "The "Never Got Made" Files: David Schmoeller". Video Junkie. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. "Company Credits for Catacombs". imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  3. "Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice". VHSCollector. Retrieved March 27, 2019.
  4. Buechler, John Carl (29 October 2013). "Scream Factory: All Night Horror Marathon - Volume 2". Shout! Factory. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
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