8 Classic Hammer Horror Films You Need To See
3. The Mummy
In 1895 and archaeological dig unearths the tomb of Princess Ananka. Upon entering one of the expedition leaders reads from the Scroll Of Life, accidentally raising The High Priest Karnak.
Karnak, who was in love with the Princess and vowed to protect her even from beyond the grave, will hunt down those who desecrated her final resting place and reap a terrible vengeance upon them.
Man, the 1800's were dangerous.
Wrongly assumed to be a remake of the Universal title of the same name, it is in fact a mish mash of three other films, The Mummy would be the second time that Christopher Lee went under the makeup.
It would also be the fourth time he would be teamed up with his good friend Peter Cushing, a double act that would go on to appear in twenty-two movies together in total.
Perhaps it hasn't aged well, it can be a little melodramatic and romanticised in places, but The Mummy deserves its place on this list, and many others, due to it being part of the unholy trinity that Hammer released in the space of three years. Another of which was...