The Mummy's Shroud

The Mummy's Shroud

Beware the beat of the cloth-wrapped feet!

Directed by John Gilling

Produced by Hammer Film Productions

196790 min5.4 / 10

A classic 1960s mummy horror film that trades psychological depth for atmospheric curse-driven revenge, built on paranoia and supernatural retribution.

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.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Mummy's Shroud scary? Yes. More frightening than 82% of films.

  • Is The Mummy's Shroud easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Does The Mummy's Shroud end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is The Mummy's Shroud violent? Somewhat. More violent than 68% of films.

  • Is The Mummy's Shroud sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

27/ 100

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