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Monster Classics: The Mummy

10th Aug. 2012

So The Mummy doesn't quite have the same cultural cache as your vampires and werewolves, but back in the 1930s, when the mysteries of the Pyramids were en vogue and real life Indiana Jones's were picking up curses left, right and centre as they delved into ancient tombs, Boris Karloff's eternally creepy performance as the evil Imhotep was very current indeed.

Of all the monsters dragged into the graveyard to battle in the brawl, The Mummy is the one I personally welcome the most. He may be a big pile of mould-ridden bandages and not much else, but including him means the film makers are correctly representing as many of classic movie monsters as they can.

Here's Karloff once again, doing what he does best, bringing terror to a generation of film goers…

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