Monster Scholar

The King Tutankhamun exhibit at the Dallas Museum of Art inspired this three part piece on the mummy in horror. I have been obsessed with ancient Egypt and mummies ever since I was a kid. I remember shaving the head of a Barbie doll, wrapping the entire body it in ace bandages, and putting it in a hand painted sarcophagus I made out of cardboard for an elementary school project. Those were the days =). After its success with Boris Karloff the Uncanny in Universal's The Mummy in 1932, the mummy has yet to achieve the blockbuster of another true horror feature. The mummy’s status in film stands in stark contrast to the commercial success of its other monster brethren including werewolves ( The Howling, An American Werewolf in London ), vampires ( Interview with Vampire, Twilight ) and even zombies ( Day of the Dead, Shaun of the Dead ). The reason for the mummy’s lack of success in horror is unclear, but it could be that after Universal released A bbott and Costello Meet the Mum...