I have yet to read Bram Stoker's novel The Jewel of Seven Stars, nor have I seen Hammer Film's Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, so I do not know how The Awakening compares to either.
On its own, however, it comes across as a bland knock-off of The Omen. Only the accidental deaths of any and all that would hamper the return of the dread Queen Kara were nowhere near as inventive, or memorable, in their staging as they had been in the films The Awakening was, um, paying homage to (i.e. The Omen and Damien Omen II).
The Awakening would be the only horror film Claude Bolling composed a score for. While the movie itself leaves a great deal to be desired, Bolling's music is atmospheric and suitably chilling.
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