The Beast of the Apocalypse has been buried for over 400
years beneath a monastery where the secret has been kept until a female school
teacher and an American priest uncover the truth in the film Catacombs (aka The Curse IV: The Ultimate Sacrifice) (1988). Laura Schaefer is the school teacher
Elizabeth Magrino who has been invited to the monastery to photograph
everything. Her arrival coincides with
the release of the Beast who has influence over everyone that comes near him
which he uses to kill and/or possess people into furthering his escape from his
prison. Elizabeth must overcome not only
the slow possession of the Beast but the open sexism placed upon her as the
first woman to ever be allowed access to the monastery.
Time is running out as the more people the Beast kills the
stronger he becomes until he is able to release himself from captivity.
Written by David Schmoeller and R. Barker Price and directed
by Schmoeller (who also directed Netherworld,
Puppetmaster, Crawlspace, and Tourist
Trap) the film is well made but is not one of his better films. This being said it is entertaining in a ‘80s
horror film kind of way and will appeal to those who love the films of Full
Moon Entertainment.
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