Expert: 7devonapes - 6/3/2007

Question
Hey,

I remember watching a movie when I was younger about a group of kids that go into a museum to hang out.  It happens that some mysterious force starts killing them.  Oh and some other people from their high school follow them in and attempts to rape one of the girls but only partly succeeds before the ghost or whatever it is kills them both.  Is this a real movie or am I just imagining things?

Answer
Hi Tom,

I'm thinking maybe the movie you are looking is called "The Outing" aka "The Lamp" which was made in 1987. A plot summary from imdb.com follows:

"An ancient genie is released from a lamp when thieves ransack an old woman's house. They are killed and the lamp is moved to a museum to be studied. The curator's daughter is soon possessed by the genie and invites her friends to spend the night at the museum, along with some uninvited guests. The genie kills them off in an attempt to fulfill her ultimate wish."

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091707/

You can check out the cover art of the video here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-OUTING-VTC-PRE-CERT_W0QQitemZ280119388076QQihZ018QQcateg...

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-LAMP-la-lampada-vhs_W0QQitemZ300114701959QQihZ020QQcateg...

http://cgi.ebay.com/THE-LAMP_W0QQitemZ330076395575QQihZ014QQcategoryZ1508QQrdZ1Q...

http://cgi.ebay.com/GETFAST-Deborah-Winters-THE-LAMP-Jim-Huston-RARE-HORROR_W0QQ...

VHS copies are available from Amazon.com, and ebay.com

Best of luck,
Ryan