It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Egyptology. My sister and I grew up watching documentaries about ancient civilizations during the Summers. She went on to earn a degree in history while I went on to write horror and study rhetoric. Yet, we both still love a good film based on ancient Egyptian culture. The list below are a few of my favorite films – some good, some are not so good – (but who doesn’t love cheap horror cult films?) My personal favorite is “The Pyramid” from 2014 – definitely the film you want to see out of all of these listed below.
Rage of the Mummy (2018)
Defying an ancient curse, a group of occultists steals thirteen sacred relics from the tomb of Prince Horus-Kan in order to feed their supernatural powers. Now, the three-thousand-year-old mummy prince must hunt down the stolen relics and bring deadly vengeance upon the perpetrators. For Detectives Blake and Crawford, the body count is piling up. Can they stop the mummy from his deadly rampage?
Gods of Egypt (2016)
Mortal hero Bek teams with the god Horus in an alliance against Set, the merciless god of darkness, who has usurped Egypt’s throne, plunging the once peaceful and prosperous empire into Egyptian horror, chaos, and conflict.
The Mummy (2017)
An ancient Egyptian princess is awakened from her crypt beneath the desert, bringing with her malevolence grown over millennia, and terrors that defy human comprehension.
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power (2015)
When he is betrayed by a trusted friend, Mathayus (Victor Webster) must marshal all his strength and cunning to outwit a formidable opponent who will stop at nothing to unlock a supreme ancient power.
Frankenstein vs. the Mummy (2015)
The mummy of a cursed pharaoh and a reanimated corpse terrorize a medical university. Only an Egyptologist and a college professor, the deranged Dr. Frankenstein, may be able to stop the creatures before it’s too late.
Day of the Mummy (2014)
In hope of getting his hands on the famed diamond known as the Codex Stone, Jack Wells joins a group of archaeologists out to explore a newly discovered tomb in Egypt, that of the cursed king Neferu. When the Mummy of the king returns from the dead seeking human victims, Jack is in for the most horrifying experience of his life.
The Pyramid (2014)
An archaeological team attempts to unlock the secrets of a lost pyramid only to find themselves hunted by an insidious creature in this fantastic Egyptian Horror classic!
The Mummy Resurrected (2014)
A team of archaeologists discovers an ancient mummy, unleashing a deadly curse from its eternal tomb.
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Isis Rising: Curse of the Lady Mummy (2013)
In ancient Egypt, Isis and Osiris ruled the land. All were happy for the couple except one, Set, a jealous man who killed Osiris in order to take over his kingdom. Isis snuck into Osiris’ tomb and tried to raise him from the dead using her black magic. Set caught Isis in the act and had Osiris cut to pieces, with each piece buried in a different part of the land, so Isis could never again raise her husband. Isis vowed to avenge Osiris’ death and return with him to rule over all the world. Now, six college students Kyle, Dustin, Felicia, Jay, Serena, and Amy take their last course in archeology in anticipation of graduation.
Prisoners of the Sun (2013)
A multinational expedition discovers a lost city beneath a pyramid, where they must stop the reawakened gods of ancient Egypt horror from initiating the Apocalypse.
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
In the Far East, Alex O’Connell, the son of famed mummy fighters Rick and Evy O’Connell, unearths the mummy of the First Emperor of Qin — a shape-shifting entity cursed by a witch centuries ago.
Mummy Maniac (2007)
A serial killer abducts young women and wraps them up a bit like mummies.
Sands of Oblivion (2007)
In 1923, legendary film Director Cecil B. DeMille finished the epic film, The Ten Commandments (1923). After filming was completed, he bulldozed the sets into the Guadalupe Sand Dunes of the central California coast. His reasons for doing so were very mysterious. This story gives a fictional explanation as to why he did it. There was a legitimate Egyptian artifact amongst the props, but they didn’t know which one was trapping the spirit of an Egyptian avenging god. Mysterious murders and accidents while making the film brings things back to the surface today, and it starts all over again.
The Mummy’s Kiss: 2nd Dynasty (2006)
An aging woman kisses a mummy on display in a museum. This is what remains of the evil sorceress, Hor Shep Sut, who is reawakened to her murderous ways.
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The Curse of King Tut’s Tomb (2006)
Thousands of years ago, the great Child King Tutankhamun ruled. Few know the details of his life no one knows the secrets of his death. But all is about to change. In 1922 Cairo, free-spirited archaeologist Danny Fremont is certain that if found, King Tut’s Emerald Tablet would hold the ultimate power to control the world. But unfortunately, the only person who believes Fremont is his ruthless archaeologist nemesis Morgan Sinclair, a member of a secret society who wants the tablet to harness unspeakable evil on the world and will stop at nothing to get it and then extend their world domination.
7 Mummies (2006)
Six escaped convicts and their female hostage make a desperate run for the Mexican border, where they stumble across a lost treasure of untold wealth and finds certain death instead in the Arizona desert.
Mad Men is a collection of three disturbing horror shorts from authors living in the Midwest. The themes explored in this collection range from man versus self, man versus man, and man versus creature.
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Night of Anubis (2005)
The mummy of a 3000-year-old criminal has been resurrected and is wreaking havoc in a large university town. An Egyptology professor and two of his students are the only people with the ability and know-how to destroy it. Their only hope is to race the undead creature to find the Amulet of Anubis, an ancient Egyptian horror artifact instilled with absolute power over life and death.
The Mummy’s Kiss (2003)
3000 years ago an Egyptian sorceress was buried alive for indulging forbidden pleasures of the flesh. Reincarnated in modern-day Los Angeles she is on a mission to track down the reincarnation of her ancient lost love.
The Bone Snatcher (2003)
After miners disappear in the Namib Desert, scientists find their remains and seek to find what killed them.
The Scorpion King (2002)
A desert warrior rises up against the evil army that is destroying his homeland. He captures the enemy’s key sorcerer, takes her deep into the desert, and prepares for a final showdown.
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Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Elvis Presley and a black “JFK” stay in a nursing home where nothing happens – until a wayward Egyptian mummy comes and sucks out the old people’s souls thru their a-holes. The two decide to fight back.
The Mummy Returns (2001)
The mummified body of Imhotep is shipped to a museum in London, where he once again wakes and begins his campaign of rage and terror.
Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre (2001)
At the Louvre museum in Paris, the phantom Belphegor wakes up and causes electrical havoc. Night guards at the museum start dying and Lisa gets possessed. Martin tries to help the cute Lisa.
The Mummy (1999)
At an archaeological dig in the ancient city of Hamunaptra, an American serving in the French Foreign Legion accidentally awakens a mummy who begins to wreak havoc as he searches for the reincarnation of his long-lost love.
Mad Men is a collection of three disturbing horror shorts from authors living in the Midwest. The themes explored in this collection range from man versus self, man versus man, and man versus creature.
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Who knew there were so many mummies and other assorted Egyptian creatues shambling around in movies of the last twenty years? Of the titles on this list, I’ve only seen the 1999 The Mummy, The Scorpion King, and Bubba Ho-Tep – all a lot of fun. Sands of Oblivion sounds like a great concept, taking bits of Hollywood history and expanding them into a horror film.
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