Still, the success inspired Universal to continue making mummy movies throughout its history. Horror icon Boris Karloff - who had already played Frankensteins Monster the year before - played Imhotep, an evil ancient Egyptian priest who rises from the dead when his grave is disturbed and pursues a woman whom he believes is the reincarnation of his ancient love.Ĭuriously, though this film established the popular cinematic image of a lurching bandaged mummy (which is featured on the films posters), Karloff only appears in that guise for a few minutes at the beginning of the film.
Universal Studios decided to continue its successful series of horror films after Frankenstein and Dracula (both 1931) with The Mummy. Here are seven prior movies featuring mummies that audiences have enjoyed for years. Mummies have made great movie monsters ever since, including in Universals latest version, 2017s The Mummy. It was no surprise that film followed the King Tut pop culture craze several years later once horror films became popular. Though undead mummies attacking the living have been depicted in literature since the 19th century, the discovery of King Tutankhamuns tomb in 1922 and the so-called curse on his artifacts led to increased popularity of stories about ancient Egyptian mummies rising from the grave.
The Mummy S In Order Movie Monsters EverĬhristopher McKittrick is a film writer whose work has been featured in anthologies such as 100 Entertainers Who Changed America.
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