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The curse of the pharaohs or the mummy's curse is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. This curse, which does not differentiate between thieves and archaeologists, is claimed to cause bad luck, illness, or death.
A recent display of mummies in Mexico serves as a reminder to the scientific explanation of the so-called “mummy’s curse.” At Long Last, Scientists Have Explained the Deadly Mummy's Curse ...
One common plot in these narratives was the "Mummy’s Curse", which "follows the basic plot structure of misappropriation of tomb artifacts with fatal consequences following the protagonist home and features the explicit warning 'beware of the Mummy’s Curse ' "; [7] often these artifacts were possessed by some supernatural element. Mummies ...
The curse of the pharaohs, also known as the mummy's curse or the pharaoh's curse, is a curse alleged to be cast upon anyone who disturbs the mummy of an ancient Egyptian, especially a pharaoh. The curse of the pharaohs, mummy's curse, or pharaoh's curse may also refer to:
[110] [111] This fictional trope came to be known as the "mummy's curse" or "curse of the pharaohs". [112] The real-life stories of Walter Ingram, who died in 1888 after purchasing an Egyptian mummy, and of a coffin lid called the " Unlucky Mummy ", which was purported to cause a variety of misfortunes, cemented the idea of the curse in the ...
An ancient Egyptian mummy who was found wearing a black wig and had a “screaming” face may have died wailing in pain around 3,000 years ago, scientists believe.
The Mummy's Curse is a 1944 American horror film directed by Leslie Goodwins. Produced by Universal Pictures, it is the fifth entry in Universal's original Mummy franchise, serving as a sequel to The Mummy's Ghost (1944). It marks Lon Chaney Jr.'s final appearance as Kharis, an Egyptian mummy.
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