The tomb of Prince Horus-kan has a curse. If you steal antiquities from the tomb, the mummy of the Prince will come to life, track you down, cut off your head and bring the items back to his resting place. Yet people keep stealing from him, which is pretty easy to do since everything is neatly displayed on a shelf near the sarcophagus.
When the secret occult society called the Pharaohs of Darkness have an auction for items they don’t yet have in their possession, they hire two simpletons to rob the tomb. Surprisingly this glorious treasure fits in two backpacks.
The introduction to the society is annoying. There’s a room full of people who each state their name and tell what they won. They all say, “I won the bid on the [item].” A couple times would have been enough. We don’t need to meet everyone or know what they won. Not only did the repetition drive me nuts, but it’s such an awkward phrase. Why not just say, “I won this.”
After the tomb is robbed and antiquities are distributed, decapitated bodies with some sort of wrapping start showing up in town. The forensics guy says he believes the linen is over 2000 years old, which is oddly specific for someone who is not an archaeologist or historian.
Detective Blake is on the case which is unfortunate since he’s not that great at his job. He’s assigned to work with Detective Crawford, who he doesn’t respect. But Crawford is the one who puts together everyone has a connection to the occult. Blake scoffs and has no interest in pursuing this avenue, or going to the psychic convention, which just seems to be a few people in a new age store. This also leads to many other bodies piling up before Blake is willing to consider it.
This is a hard one to get through. Some of the acting is noticeable. There’s a lot of repetition, first with stating the bids, then with the kills. The things I liked best were the victim point of view shot of the mummy as he’s wrapping bandages around the victims head and the comic book scene transitions.
It’s not clear how the mummy knows how to use a garage door opener. At one point, Crawford appears to be eating a piece of plain white bread while sitting with Blake in his car. And how much time has passed since the first murder? The murders are stacking up, but the head of the society says he knows nothing of the deaths. Does this town regularly have decapitations, or is he just not up to date on the news? Also why does the secret society have a business card? And does no one notice a mummy walking through town?
Ridiculous dialogue
Detective: Was she seeing anyone?
Neighbor: I don’t think so. Carol was content with her dogs and her telekinesis.
Detective Crawford: Look at the [book] titles. They’re all on psychic subject matter, and what, we’ve got three victims, all involved in parapsychology?
Detective Blake: I still don’t see how this has any relationship to the murders.
My daughter interpreted them. Shes an archaeological student.
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| This is what happens when you steal from a mummy |
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| Is he eating a slice of bread? |
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| The sarcophagus that is perfectly safe in the abandoned building |
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| They’re all going to introduce themselves and what they won |
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| The secret society is skimping on decor |
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| Either he’s wearing boots or he’s got club feet |
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| The comic book transitions between scenes |
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| No one notices the mummy with the sword in the alley |
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