Mummy (undead)

Mummies are commonly featured in horror genres as undead creatures wrapped in bandages.

The original inspiration for undead mummies in fiction comes from the process of mummification.

During the 20th century, horror films and other mass media popularized the notion of a curse associated with mummies (see Curse of the pharaohs). The 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by archaeologist Howard Carter brought mummies into the mainstream.

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