Ramses (Sal Longo) wants to revive an ancient Egyptian god, and of course, in order to do so, he needs virgin blood. He lures unsuspecting models to his basement for photo shoots where he sacrifices them on an altar and lets his mummy sidekick (Dave Castiglione) have his way with them. When her twin sister is killed by Ramses, Kris (Amanda Madison) goes looking for answers.
The Mummy’s Dungeon is a lot different from other W.A.V.E. movies. In most of these things, women undress, get chained up, and are killed. In this one, women undress, get chained up, and are killed while a decrepit mummy stands around licking his chops. It’s a totally different thing.
The movie boasts what has to be the ickiest looking mummy the screen has seen since Dawn of the Mummy. The scenes of him licking and biting helpless maidens are surprisingly effective. The sacrifice scenes have a Blood Feast kind of feel to them, although aside from one solid heart-ripping scene, they aren’t all that gory. The film is also filled with photo shoot sequences (including one inspired by Basic Instinct where the model has to keep crossing and uncrossing her legs) and Psycho-inspired shots of Longo peeping on the models changing.
Despite the overall air of seediness, there is very little in the way of nudity, other than a couple of nip slips. That’s not really a criticism, but more of an observation. I mean W.A.V.E. movies are more or less critic-proof to begin with. You either dig whatever particular brand of nuttiness they’ve dreamed up, or you don’t.
The cast is solid all the way around. Longo once again brings his amusing antics to the table as the psycho photographer. Castiglione impressively manages to make his character memorable even while buried under tons of make-up and bandages. The line-up of W.A.V.E. starlets, including Michelle Caporaletti, Christie Clark, and Terri Lewandowski, are also quite good at playing their doomed characters.
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