From the ruins of Pompeii a petrified gladiator is unearthed. It doesn't take long for terrible things to start happening, the gladiator comes to life and kills the driver taking it to the museum! Dr Mallon (Richard Anderson) begins to investigate and finds that the gladiator carries a curse though is sceptical that the gladiator's body is still alive however, soon he comes face to face with the brutal creature.
Meanwhile, Mallon's secretary Tina (Elaine Edwards) begins to have strange visions of the gladiator. A link between her and the gladiator starts to develop. Maybe the monster's motivation isn't just to destroy but something a little deeper...
An interesting film that raises itself above the herd (though lets face it a lot of that herd are pretty terrible). The film is well constructed and paced. The monster scenes just edge the right side of the chills / cheese divide. The story has a little bit more intelligence than usual.
