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A mummy is a body, human or animal, whose skin and organs have been preserved by either intentional or incidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold (ice mummies), very low humidity, or lack of air when bodies are submerged in bogs, so that the recovered body will not decay further if kept in cool and dry conditions. Some authorities restrict the use of the term to bodies deliberately embalmed with chemicals, but the use of the word to cover accidentally desiccated bodies goes back at least to the 1730s.
Mummies of humans and other animals have been found all around the world, both as a result of natural preservation through unusual conditions, and as cultural artifacts. Over one million animal mummies have been found in Egypt, many of which are cats. The oldest known naturally mummified human corpse is a severed head dated as 6,000 years old, found in 1936 at the site named Inca Cueva No. 4 in South America.
In addition to the well-known mummies of Ancient Egypt, deliberate mummification was a feature of several ancient cultures in areas of South America and Asia which have very dry climates. There are more than 1000 mummies in Xinjiang, China. The oldest-known deliberate mummy is a child, one of the Chinchorro mummies found in the Camarones Valley, Chile, and dates from around 5050 BC.
Actors: Tom Tangen (actor), Tom Tangen (writer), Robert Picardo (actor), Said Faraj (actor), Mindy Robinson (actress), Tom Tangen (producer), Terry Moore (actress), Gary Busey (actor), Carla Laemmle (actress), John Blyth Barrymore (actor), Leroy Patterson (actor), Javier Montoya (actor), Johnny Venocur (actor), Ray Quiroga (actor), Ray Quiroga (producer),
Genres: Horror,Actors: Donald F. Glut (writer), Donald F. Glut (director), Monique Parent (actress), Dan Golden (producer), Dan Golden (editor), Brinke Stevens (actress), Ted Newsom (actor), Dan Golden (actor), Donald F. Glut (actor), Edward L. Plumb (actor), Mia Zottoli (actress), Michael Haddad (miscellaneous crew), R.A. Mihailoff (actor), Delpaneaux Wills (actor), Jackeline Olivier (producer),
Plot: Countess Elizabeth Bathory, history's infamous lesbian vampire who, centuries ago, bathed in the blood of virgins to preserve her youth, arrives from Transylvania to take over the Los Angeles castle of Count Dracula, her vampire husband. At the same time, the 3000 year-old Mummy of Hor-Shep-Sut, an evil Egyptian sorceress, comes to life in a museum and stalks off into the night. Dracula, meanwhile, spends too long watching intended victims Tanya and Mina that, failing to return to the castle before dawn, is destroyed by the light of the rising sun. Renfield, Dracula's insect-eating servant, because he's spent too much time hunting fireflies than watching the time, is guilt-ridden over failing to save his Master. Elizabeth, who despises Renfield, relates to him (in flashback) her sordid blood-bathing past in Transylvania. Then she forces Renfield to find her a female victim. Renfield leads her to Mina, whom Elizabeth seduces in a video store. Elizabeth drinks Mina's blood, thereby enslaving her. Barely getting back to her coffin by sunrise, Elizabeth commands Renfield to find a way for her to survive in daylight. Fearful for his own life while at the same time trying to "kick" his bug addiction, Renfield vows that Elizabeth will not suffer the same fate as his Master. Although weakened for not satisfying his insect habit, Renfield learns from Professor Foran, an archaeologist at the museum, the legend of Hor-She-Sut (flashback). His quest to help the Countess eventually leads him and Elizabeth to a collectibles shop, where the Mummy - its unnatural life force gone - is now but an item for sale. Killing the shop's proprietor, Elizabeth steals the Mummy. Back at the castle, and using the Mummy as a conduit, Elizabeth contacts Hathor, the Egyptian "blood goddess" and sister of Ra, God of the Sun. Hathor reveals that, by drinking the blood of three young women and also stealing their "kas" (spiritual twins), Elizabeth will be able to survive in sunlight. This Elizabeth does, transforming Mina, Tanya and Samantha, another victim, into "zombie-like" handmaidens. They attack Renfield, for whom Elizabeth no longer has use, leaving him for dead. When Elizabeth defies Hathor, Renfield - revitalized by consuming a fly -- summons the goddess, who possesses and re-animates the Mummy's body. But if the Mummy is destroyed while Hathor possesses it, the Goddess will also die. Elizabeth and the Mummy battle outside the castle, the Countess using her undead powers, summoning lightning bolts that seemingly defeat the Mummy, severing one of its arms. Renfield, bravely wielding a sacred "Blood Scarab" like a crucifix and using the Mummy's jagged-ended arm like a stake, impales Elizabeth's heart, destroying her and, ultimately, saving Hathor.
Keywords: breast-implant, crucifix, dracula, fake-breasts, female-vampire, lesbian-vampire, mummy, vampireActors: Michael Ward (actor), Philip Madoc (actor), Elisabeth Sladen (actress), Marcus Hearn (director), David Prowse (actor), Daniel Hall (producer), Michael Sheard (actor), Peter Cushing (actor), John Bennett (actor), Tom Baker (actor), Bernard Archard (actor), Shane Briant (actor), Anthony Caulfield (producer), Deep Roy (actor), Sydney Bromley (actor),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Donald F. Glut (writer), Christine Nguyen (actress), Lorielle New (actress), Donald F. Glut (director), Kimberly A. Ray (producer), Stacy Burke (actress), Edward L. Plumb (actor), Arthur Roberts (actor), Michael Haddad (miscellaneous crew), Dean McKendrick (editor), Mark Bedell (actor), Will Alovis (miscellaneous crew), Del Howison (actor), Terry Huud (composer), Belinda Gavin (actress),
Genres: Horror,Actors: David Rimawi (producer), Zach Galligan (actor), Bruce Boxleitner (actor), Jared Cohn (actor), Paul Bales (writer), David Michael Latt (producer), Mel Lewis (composer), Sherri Strain (producer), Andrew Lauer (actor), Paul Bales (director), Rhett Giles (actor), Rick Walker (producer), Rick Walker (producer), Tobe Sexton (producer), Amanda Ward (actress),
Plot: When an ancient Egyptian tomb is found in a North American park, a group of scientists and students of Egyptology arrive to the site to study the inscriptions. Meanwhile, the four thousand years old evil high-priestess Aneh-Tet awakes and seeks six offerings to revive her legion of mummies. Then she needs the blood of a virgin to bring her father back to life, become immortal and rule the world.
Keywords: blood, crypt, egyptian, female-nudity, gore, mummy, swimming-poolActors: Elisabeth Sladen (actress), Nicholas Courtney (actor), Elisabeth Sladen (actress), Michael Sheard (actor), Ed Stradling (director), Ed Stradling (producer), Philip Madoc (actor), Jon Pertwee (actor), John Bennett (actor), Peter Davison (actor), Tom Baker (actor), Bernard Archard (actor), Deep Roy (actor), Michael Robbins (actor), Louise Jameson (actress),
Genres: Documentary, Short,Actors: Jerry Goldsmith (composer), Sean Daniel (producer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Brendan Fraser (actor), Richard Schayer (writer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Arnold Vosloo (actor), John Hannah (actor), Omid Djalili (actor), Ray Donn (actor), Erick Avari (actor), Rachel Weisz (actress), João Costa Menezes (actor), Simon Atherton (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Sommers (director),
Plot: An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back from where he came from.
Keywords: 1920s, action-hero, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-chase, ambush, american, ancient-architecture, ancient-book, ancient-burial-groundActors: Jerry Goldsmith (composer), Sean Daniel (producer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Brendan Fraser (actor), Richard Schayer (writer), Stephen Sommers (writer), Arnold Vosloo (actor), John Hannah (actor), Omid Djalili (actor), Ray Donn (actor), Erick Avari (actor), Rachel Weisz (actress), João Costa Menezes (actor), Simon Atherton (miscellaneous crew), Stephen Sommers (director),
Plot: An English librarian called Evelyn Carnahan becomes interested in starting an archaeological dig at the ancient city of Hamunaptra. She gains the help of Rick O'Connell, after saving him from his death. What Evelyn, her brother Jonathan and Rick are unaware of is that another group of explorers are interested in the same dig. Unfortunately for everyone, this group ends up unleashing a curse which been laid on the dead High Priest Imhotep. Now 'The Mummy' is awake and it's going to take a lot more than guns to send him back from where he came from.
Keywords: 1920s, action-hero, airplane, airplane-accident, airplane-chase, ambush, american, ancient-architecture, ancient-book, ancient-burial-groundActors: Judi M. Durand (actress), Greg Proops (actor), Daamen J. Krall (actor), David Randolph (actor), Greg Proops (actor), David McCharen (actor), Paul Reubens (actor), Danny Elfman (actor), William Hickey (actor), Greg Proops (actor), Danny Elfman (actor), Chris Sarandon (actor), Danny Elfman (actor), Catherine O'Hara (actress), Catherine O'Hara (actress),
Plot: Jack Skellington, Pumpkin King, ruler of Halloweentown, happens upon Christmastown, and decides to change Christmas into another Halloween. He kidnaps Santa Claus, then takes it upon himself to deliver some alternative gifts to unsuspecting children.
Keywords: 1990s, black-comedy, cartoon-dog, christmas, christmas-in-danger, christmas-tree, corpse, cult-film, cult-film, disney-animated-featureActors: Anthony Hickox (actor), David Warner (actor), John Rhys-Davies (actor), Anthony Hickox (director), Anthony Hickox (writer), Jesse Long (miscellaneous crew), Zach Galligan (actor), Patrick Macnee (actor), Roger Bellon (composer), Miles O'Keeffe (actor), Irene Olga López (actress), J. Kenneth Campbell (actor), Dan Ireland (producer), Edward Ashley (actor), Dan Ireland (actor),
Plot: A waxwork museum comes to town, and a mysterious man invites some teens to come to a special showing at midnight. Once inside, while viewing different exhibits, the scenes come alive and the viewer is sucked into the story being portrayed.
Keywords: alcohol, axe, big-man, blood, blood-splatter, bloodbath, body-torn-apart, brought-back-to-life, butler, cannibalismMummy, I'm not crying
I just got something in my eye
And mummy, I quit drinking again
But I just can't stand theese god damn lies
Ooooooh, oooooooh, oooooh, ooooh
Daddy, am I drowning?
I just can't tell from all the rain
And daddy, can you help me?
I don't think I'll survive this fucking pain
Ooooooh, ooooooooh, oooooh, ooooh
Brother, how you love me?
But are things still going just the same?
Oh brother, I am freezing
And I just can't figure who's to blame
Oh, oooooooh, oooooooooh, oooooh, ooooooh
Sister, should I tell them...
I've been hiding in my shell for all theese years?
And sister, am I happy again?