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Doom Asylum (1988)

R Mar 02, 1988 Horror, Comedy 1h 19m
52%
User Score
4.6/10

SLASHING with a snicker, SLAUGHTER with a smirk...

Overview

A demented former lawyer uses autopsy equipment to kill off the teenagers who trespass on the long-abandoned asylum he inhabits. Filmed on location in an actual abandoned asylum.

Richard Friedman
Director
Steven G. Menkin
Story
Rick Marx
Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Patty Mullen
Patty Mullen

Judy LaRue / Kiki LaRue
Ruth Collins
Ruth Collins

Tina
Kristin Davis
Kristin Davis

Jane
William Hay
William Hay

Mike
Kenny L. Price
Kenny L. Price

Dennis
Harrison White
Harrison White

Darnell
Dawn Alvan
Dawn Alvan

Godiva
Farin
Farin

Rapunzel
Michael Rogen
Michael Rogen

Mitch Hansen

Full Cast & Crew

Media

Doom Asylum
Doom Asylum
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Reviews

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A review by Wuchak
Written on December 16, 2022

**_Horrific fun at a dilapidated sanitarium_**

An attorney who was disfigured in an accident and driven mad with grief ‘haunts’ an abandoned asylum in northeastern New Jersey. Local youths laugh it off as a legend, but eight are about to find out differently.

“Doom Asylum” (1987) is a kinetic horror comedy filled with hammy acting and over-the-top goofiness, but it is entertaining if you approach it for what it is — amusing schlock that only cost $90,000. The biggest star is the excellent location for this type of flick, the former Essex Mountain Sanatorium. Part of the fun is reading the perpetual graffiti on the walls, such as “Metallica,” “Ozzy” and so on.

The basic premise revolves around placing beautiful, scantily-clad women in a rundown monstrosity of a ...

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