Fireside Horror Stories About Mummies and Curses: An Anthology of Egyptian Tales

THERE is something fascinating - something hopelessly mystical, romantic, and lavish - about Ancient Egypt. It has held a powerful place in our collective imagination, showing up in science fiction, fantasy, romance - and horror. Egypt's time honored association with supernatural terror isn't surprising: it fostered a religion in which the afterlife played a central role, one fascinated with revenge, curses, justice, and spirituality. And then there are the mummies: preserved corpses whose ...