The Awakening

11/12/2025

**_Heston and Zimbalist head this intelligent and subdued supernatural horror_** Shot in the summer of 1979, this was loosely based on Bram Stoker's 1903 novel “The Jewel of Seven Stars.” Hammer’s "Blood from the Mummy's Tomb" nine years prior was also loosely based on the book, and two others would come in the future: “Legend of the Mummy” (or “Bram Stoker’s Legend of the Mummy”) from 1998 and the indie “House of Ka” from 2023, the latter merely inspired by the book. It’s major studio supernatural horror in the tradition of “The Exorcist,” “The Omen” and “The Amityville Horror.” The future “The Calling” from 2000 is a good comparison, as is Pierce Brosnan’s “Nomads” (1986). These movies tend to eschew the simplistic or sensationalistic staples of ‘B’ horror to focus on artistry, psy