Mummy Unwrapped: Scream of the Mummy
Blood and beefcake. David DeCoteau’s Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy is not for the faint of heart. Unlike most horror films, the thrills and chills don’t come from the monster or gore effects, but the homoerotic tension palpable in nearly every frame of the film. DeCoteau is one of the most prolific horror filmmakers today with 50 plus films released by Paramount Home Video, HBO, Regent Entertainment, the SciFi Channel and Here! TV, a gay pay per view channel. Under the name of Rapid Heart Productions, he has written and directed films like Leeches! (2003), The Brotherhood II: Young Warlocks (2001), and Beastly Boyz (2006). His films are filled with witches, monsters, werewolves and zombies, but what keeps DeCoteau’s fans coming back is the Abercrombie and Fitch-style beefcake he casts in the leading roles. DeCoteau defines his audience as, “mainly gay men, but quite a few straight girls and even a few straight guys who show them to their girlfriends” and as an openly gay man, he e...