100-year-old folklore and pop culture have perpetuated the myth that opening a mummy's tomb leads to certain death.

The NOLA Project continues its run of Halloween-time horror shows with ‘The Curse of the Mummy’ at the Lafitte Greenway. It’s ...

LONG before Hollywood relied on CGI, making The Mummy meant dragging a crew into the depths of the Sahara Desert – and paying ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Mummified human remains have been the object of macabre fascination for centuries, but mysterious deaths that may have followed exposure were more ...

One hundred years ago this past February, English archaeologist Howard Carter entered the sealed burial chamber of the legendary Egyptian ruler King Tutankhamen, revealing its decrepit, yet dazzling ...

Evelyn accidentally unleashes the mummy's curse | The Mummy Late at night, a curious Evelyn Carnahan (Rachel Weisz) can't resist reading from the mysterious Book of the Dead, and she accidentally ...

As archaeologists consider drilling into suspected hidden chambers that could contain the long-lost tomb of Nefertiti, the ...

“The mummy’s curse” might have some basis in reality after all, after a recent academic study warned of genuine health risks associated with the murky trade in mummified human remains—a practice ...

The mummy’s curse is no supernatural hex, but a genuine health risk posed by exposure to dangerous molds and other pathogens lurking in ancient tombs. According to new research, mail-order mummies are ...

Catherine Pritchard, general manager for the London Dungeon said about ‘Curse of the Mummy’: ‘This Halloween, it’s a curse we're up against. The Curse of the Mummy has been blamed for ruination and ...

You don't need to be an explorer or an adventurer or a treasure-seeker or a gunfighter to appreciate the charms of The Mummy. "I loved being part of a movie that we didn't know if it was an action, ...