31 Days of Horror Reviews 2018: The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy’s Curse is the finale entry in the Kharis Series and it truly does go out with a whimper.

REVIEW

And on the third day…

25 years after the events of The Mummy’s Ghost, the town government is paving a new road over the swamp that Kharis and Amina sank into in the last movie. The townsfolk are paranoid that the mummy will come back, but it’s dismissed as superstition. Then a murder occurs and the mummy’s shape can be seen in the ground. You know the drill: a new priest enters the picture, gives us a recap of the previous movies, resurrects Kharis to find the body of Princess Ananka, and some poor unfortunate souls die by the mummy’s hand (see what I did there).

How Kharis dies is nothing short of disappointing; he was burned by fire twice and sank to the bottom of a swamp, but it’s falling rocks that do him in. The priest is killed off, this time by his sidekick because an outsider was brought to their hideout and the priest intended to kill the outsider to protect the secret.

Amina from the last movie comes back this time played by Virginia Christine. Her resurrection is by far the best scene in the movie. She slowly rises from the swamp all covered with mud and clay, but a walk through a lake washes it all away to reveal a young beautiful woman. It is without a doubt one of the best five minutes of the movie. It sort of reminds me of the scene with the Sandman in Spider-Man 3. Yeah, i know that’s a weird comparison to make, but it’s the only thing that comes to mind. Both take their time to really show their characters coming back to life and allowing the audience to observe the small details of their performance.

Lon Chaney Jr. returns for the last time to portray Kharis. The make up in this one is lesser quality, but still impressive nonetheless. Due to how uncomfortable Chaney was in the last movie, a mask was made that not only made it easier for him to endure filming, but also saved time in applying make up. There are times when it’s obvious that he’s wearing a mask and other times it looks like layers of make up.

Needless to say, The Mummy’s Curse is the least interesting entry in the Kharis Series and ends on a very dull note.