Short-handed By 1940, the Universal horror cycle already became entwined in its own cliches – so much so, the lore and story beats were shared between films. The Mummy, …
Entombed It’s nearly 10 minutes into this mere hour long Mummy’s Hand sequel before it actually begins. Dick Foran, returning from the previous adventure, recounts his story via stock …
Afraid of No Ghost The poster for The Mummy’s Ghost promises, “All new terror!” an important distiction since the previous Mummy plunged 10-minutes of stock footage into the opening …
Accursed Mummy Monster rises, monster falls. So it goes with the fifth predictable run through The Mummy series, as it has for each sequel prior. Dodging continuity, Mummy’s Curse …
Mummification There’s more intrigue to Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy than in any of the actual Mummy sequels. Swirling around a MacGuffin, the comedians accidentally outwit three sects …