The Awakening

English archaeologist Matthew Corbeck (played by the emphatically-American Charlton Heston) undertakes an expedition to find the tomb of the Egyptian princess Kara, despite his awareness of a nefarious curse that is said to befall anyone who disturbs the tomb. Eighteen years after Corbeck’s discovery of the burial site, his teenage daughter (who was born at the very moment of the tomb’s violation) begins to behave strangely. Turns out she’s been possessed by Kara’s malevolent spirit, carrying out the princess’s revenge by causing several deaths and developing a less-than-healthy obsession with Daddy. Based very loosely on Bram Stoker’s novel The Jewel of Seven Stars (itself the inspiration for Hammer’s superior Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb), this is basically Warner Brothers’ attempt to jump on the big-budget horror bandwagon in the wake of The Omen’s staggering success. The result is a good-looking but artistically hollow film — with elaborate sets, lush cinematography and a sweeping musical score, but little in the way of logic or suspense., An archaeologist unearths an Egyptian tomb and an ancient spirit possesses his daughter., A Charlton Heston, Susannah York starrer – with locations in the city of the Dead. Story originally a novel by Bram Stoker, revolves around the finding of Queen Kara’s tomb with riches equaling or surpassing Tutankhamum. This particular queen’s legend, and prophecy, was of reincarnation – but that’s the suspenseful, terrifying plot of the picture., Chilling horror with screen icon Charlton Heston. An archaeologist discovers that his daughter has been possessed by an evil Egyptian queen and he must destroy her to save all mankind., An archaeologist (Charlton Heston) comes to regret the discovery of a mummy. Susannah York, Jill Townsend, Stephanie Zimbalist. Paul: Patrick Drury. Based on a novel by Bram Stoker. Directed by Mike Newell.