Doom Asylum

Doom Asylum (1987) is a classic slasher gem currently available on Tubi for free. The story involves a lawyer who was wrongfully pronounced dead after a horrible car accident who now resides in an abandoned asylum in Essex, New Jersey. He makes the asylum his killing grounds. When some high school kids and a rock band visits, a killing spree of epic proportions begin. This movie is directed by Richard Friedman (Halfway to Hell) and stars 1988 Penthouse Pet of the year Patty Mullen (Frankenhooker), Ruth Collins (Galactic Gigolo), Kristin Davis (Sex in the City) and William Hay. This movie doesn't take itself seriously at all but does contain some great kill scenes (the cutting off of the toes scene is excellent) and contains some cheesy one-liners by the killer. I strongly recommend this movie to horror and slasher movie fans. I'd score this a solid 5.5-6/10. PS - I looked up this asylum hoping to go take some photos from scenes from this movie but it has unfortunately been demolished.

DOOM ASYLUM is one of those movies that looks and feels like it was made up while being filmed. It's as if those responsible were out driving, saw the crumbling "asylum", and said "Hey! I know, let's make a movie!". So, we get the spooky location, littered with annoying characters, stalked and slaughtered by a disfigured killer. Said killer's face resembles a pan of baked ziti.

The bare bones script just manages to keep things together, making it semi-endurable. It does have a wacky sort of mindless charm, and gorehounds will slobber over the "drill-to-the-forehead" and "saw-to-the-face" sequences. Kristin Davis and Patty Mullen definitely add to the enjoyment! Recommended for those who require very little story...

As a boy growing up in NJ I had the privilege of knowing one of the crew of this film and living 20 minutes from Essex County where this now demolished asylum once stood. Back in 1987 we got to see them filming the part where they were praying in the chapel of the asylum. I remember the killer Mitch scared the bejesus out of me as a kid and I think I even had some nightmares. That old asylum was damned creepy and there was a lot of supernatural presence. Today my brother and I still have the autographed photograph of the actor who played the killer. I'm 26 now and I'm a die-hard fan of the genre for those that want to talk horror movies, you know how to reach me!

Dave

Yeah, it's pretty horrific. The killer is one of the most irritating ever, but Kristen Davis. Damn. Spending the bulk of the film in a skin tight swimsuit and big dorky glasses, she is worth the price of admission on her own.

What a smoker. Actually this movie was pretty funny. The acting and make up job was so bad that you couldn't help but slap your knee and giggle like a third grader. This isn't a film that will scare you, or win an Oscar for that matter, but it's totally Friday night entertainment.