Movie

The Mummy's Shroud

1967 · 90 min

A creaky, atmospheric old-school creature feature that ambles through dusty tombs and drawing rooms toward a satisfyingly pulpy comeuppance.

Tagline: Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!
Overview: Archaeologists discover the final resting place of a boy king, removing the remains to be exhibited in a museum. By disturbing the sarcophagus they unleash the forces of darkness. The Mummy has returned to discharge a violent retribution on the defilers as the curse that surrounds the tomb begins to come true. One by one the explorers are murdered until one of them discovers the ancient words that have the power to reduce the brutal killer to particles of dust.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, campy and tense. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Revenge, greed, death, corruption
Content: Mild violence and gore. No sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: revenge
greed
death
corruption
fate
Places: big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none