The Vengeance of the Mummy
Thousands of years ago,
the Egyptian people spread their hegemony of power and culture across the known world
During the 18th dynasty,
wearing upon his brow the white and red tiaras of upper and lower Egypt,
reigned the pharaoh Amenhotep.
These are bad times for the Egyptian nation,
as the pharaoh is a brutal being, despotic and cruel,
under whose cruel reign the country moans and sighs
The Egyptian Emperor
is a tyrant whose horrendous crimes tinge the warm sands of the country blood red
Amenhotep murders lovely young women
to satisfy his repugnant and in confessable appetites
No one, no matter how noble and powerful they may be,
is safe from dying in the most cruel manner
to satisfy the mad Pharaoh's whims
The Pharaoh's reign is a hallucinatory nightmare of blood and horror
Joining him in his outrages is Amarna,
the most beautiful of his concubines,
as cruel and bloodthirsty as Amenhotep himself
Nevertheless, the pharaoh has a powerful enemy,
one that is astute and tenacious
and that has sworn to punish him
He is the only one able to confront the sinister tyrant
We speak of Am-sha, high priest of Amon-Ra
We've been destroyed lord, our men lie for evermore on the battlefield
Defeated?
My armies have been defeated in Ramos,
overcome by the Nubians
That damned Semut,
who I should never have named general,
has led us to defeat
I'll order him executed, him and all his officers!
Go, dog!
Living God, calm your just rage
Tomorrow we shall sacrifice ten virgins
and the next battle shall be propitious
Deje, bring me a drink
They've poisoned me
My body is losing strength,
only my mind remains clear
Amenhotep,
at last your reckoning has come
A punishment that won't be as terrible
as your crimes deserve,
because your evil, is infinite
You will wander in the world of shadows eternally,
with neither rest or sustenance,
and you shall forever be denied
entry into the world of the dead
Anubis shall not weigh your soul on his scales,
and it shall never join
the divinity of Isis and Osiris
Now the noble Raotep shall take your place
and peace and prosperity shall return to our country
Damned Am-sha,
I always knew you hated me,
but I am powerful and the forces of evil shall help me
One day I will be free and I shall unleash my hatred upon the world
I will recover my dear Amarna and we shall embrace in the shadows
My descendants shall hear my call
Dig
It's wonderful,
and it's intact Nathan, intact
It seems that way, there are no signs of it having been desecrated
We've been lucky
Did you notice? This is something unusual
Yes, there are no offerings or food, only the sarcophagus
- However, this is a pharaoh - There's no doubt,
these are the hallmarks of royalty
Imagine, an unviolated tomb,
and of a pharaoh of the XVIII dynasty
The foundation never dreamed of owning such a piece
This will be a global event,
and we are the discoverers
Surely that papyrus holds the explanation to this mystery
We'll study it in London, it will be exciting work
Sir Douglas will collaborate with us,
it will be the greatest accomplishment of his life
Yes, and perhaps it will let him forget his disgrace a bit
I am very proud of you,
my lessons have borne fruit
Yes,
this is one of the greatest archaeological discoveries
Here are the pictures
I am eager to decipher this papyrus...
with your help, naturally
It's astounding, incredible
He's very happy
I've never seen father so excited since the accident
I'm very happy too Helen,
I know you'll find it easier now
to free yourself of that feeling of guilt
I can never forget what happened,
he will always be tied to that wheelchair
The papyrus is related to the tablet of Bubastis!
The name Amenhotep appears on both
And they doubted his existence,
but there, in that sarcophagus,
Amenhotep has slept for thousands of years,
the Cursed Pharaoh
I have invited you to dinner tonight because I have a surprise for you
No no, you don't have to accompany me, I'm feeling quite well today
Sit down, I need to go find something
It's alright Meland
Here it is
I've finished the translation of the papyrus
Read it Nathan
Amenhotep, that despicable monster,
brought the greatest disasters to Egypt
He made a pact with the 42 spirits of evil
and used them for his unspeakable purposes
He drank the blood of virgins,
ate human flesh at diabolical banquets in honor of the renegade spirits
He killed and destroyed without pause at his whim
Amon-Ra is just and powerful,
he gave us the strength to face the tyrant
and today during the seventh moon
the villains time of punishment has come
We will bury him alive so that his black spirit
roams without peace or tranquility,
tied to a putrefying body
His grave will be devoid of all that the soul needs to live forever
in the land of the dead
Amarna, his malignant lover, has also been punished,
and her spirit won't find peace either
because no one will mummify her ungodly body
In the seventh moon and during the XVIII dynasty,
Am-Sha, high priest of Amon-Ra
You'll have to forgive me, my head hurts badly
- Goodnight - Goodnight
Sometimes I don't understand her,
evidently her mother's blood has overruled her English education
and my own blood
- She must have been an exceptional woman - Yes
There were some who told me it was madness to marry with an Egyptian woman,
some reproached me
In those days was not well looked upon to marry a woman from the colonies
I don't know, perhaps they were right,
but no, I never regretted it
I spent the best years of my life at her side
Unfortunately... it all ended too soon
Please sir, touching any part of the exhibition is forbidden
Forgive me,
but it's so beautiful that I couldn't contain myself
Besides, the hall isn't open to the public
I'm sorry. May I speak with Professor Stark?
I do not know if he's arrived
Where can I find him?
I came from Cairo to talk to him - I'll ask
It's quite possible that he's in the Society's founder Sir Douglas' quarters
Lately they've been busy studying the pieces that were brought from Egypt
Go into the living room and wait a moment please
- Professor Assad Bey - Sir
- It's a pleasure - Professor Stark, delighted to meet you
I came from Cairo when I heard of your discovery
We will begin investigations on the process of mummification within a month
Why wait a month?
The news has aroused great interest among scientists from various countries
and they've asked to attend
I've just seen a small table from the XVIII dynasty that seemed very interesting
It's ironic that we, the native Egyptologists,
have to travel around the world to study our own civilization
I have the translation of that tablet
and it's a message left by Amenhotep himself
Come in to the living room, may I offer you a cup of tea?
Thank you
I decided a long ago to live in the museum to be closer to my collection
This is the translation of the message Amenhotep left
It seems that the pharaoh had a presentiment of his end
and wanted to ensure his vengeance
It goes like this:
I, Amenhotep,
pharaoh of the two Egypt’s,
lord of the red crown,
lord of the white crown,
trust in who carries my blood and is elected by the 42 spirits
to complete the rite and and so bring me out of my state of helplessness
For this, he must sacrifice three maidens
and mix their blood with sap from the plant of life
Then, when the confluence of the stars is propitious,
he will recite the kabbalah of Sothis
and I will return to unite with him
Later I will cause Amarna spirit incarnate again
and so obtain together the eternal power of the 42 spirits.
I, Amenhotep, pharaoh of Egypt
Memphis, XVilidynasty
It's curious how all the pieces fit
if it weren't for the fact that I don't believe in curses or witchcraft
I would think that the power of the pharaoh was real
Hurry, we're going to be late again
So what? I'm sick of Ms. Barton and her stupid rules
You know what I say?
We should change residences or rent a small house between the three of us
Anne, Mary! Come here please!
I've hurt myself, I can't walk!
Look
Oh almighty Horus,
I invoke you to offer in sacrifice the three maidens
that your worship demands
Show your benevolence,
and pull from his torpor divine my divine ancestor Amenhotep,
lord of the headdress, possessor of the two crowns,
pharaoh of Egypt!
Horus, favourite of Osiris,
you who does not fear the power of Amon-Ra,
you who torment the souls of the dead
that will never reach the land of their ancestors,
hear our prayers
so that the divine Amenhotep may be freed
Your name please?
Ms. Barton, Ms. Gloria Barton
- Age? - 35 years
- Excuse me? - Well, 42
Profession?
Director of the Victory House residence for ladies
Well Ms. Barton,
now be calm, and tell me what happened
It's horrible, horrible Mr. Commissioner, the three have disappeared,
and what am I to tell their families?
Calm down Ms. Barton,
Tell me how old these three young girls are
Annie and Peggy are 22, Mary's 19
At that age there are many reasons for a lady to be missing from home for a few days
Those are decent girls, I don't accept any other kind of people in my residence,
- my house is a very honorable one! - Of course
Don't fear,
we will do our utmost to find those young ladies,
and if they return, please let us know immediately
Carmichael, please be so kind as to see Ms. Barton out
Good day
No thank you, I don't want anymore
Alright, I'll be going
- Goodbye - Goodnight
- Well, I'm off to do my rounds - Goodbye
Close the door, it'll get cold in here
Nathan
Nathan, dear, you work too much
I have to finish the report
Alright, but promise me that when you finish we'll take a vacation
Yes? Who is this?
What?
He disappeared? Dead? When did it happen?
It seems that it happened at midnight
He was a good man
It's maddening
On examining the cadaver they discovered that he was covered
in dust that's only found in a mummy's wrappings
On top of that the fingerprints don't correspond to any living beings
The killers strength must be superhuman,
he almost crushed his skull
Everything fits with the legend of Amenhotep, everything
That's absurd, incredible, a mummy can't come back to life!
I wouldn't go that far
In our ancient civilization there are untold mysteries,
it could be this is confirmation of the curse of the tombs
Do you remember the tragic death of Lord Bracks and his entire expedition?
They violated the tombs of Thomoses Ill and Ramses I
That was a string of flukes, just unlucky coincidences
Yes, it could be
Please Dorothy, put it on the table
Assad Bey, you have been chosen by the 42 spirits
to free me from my millennial immobility
I will give you power, riches and eternal life
but first you must help me find a woman
whose body will be occupied by Amarna's tortured spirit
For thousands of years she has suffered, wandering in the shadows
Now she will come to my side to punish those
who dared to violate the secrets of Egypt
and you shall as powerful as you may desire
I've gathered all the information I could on the legend of Amenhotep
and there are many curious things
For Amenhotep to escape from the immobility imposed on him by Am-sha
the kabbalah of Sothis must be recited
and his sarcophagus must be doused in a mixture of blood
of three maidens sacrificed on three consecutive nights
This will cause him to rise from his tomb
To obtain his freedom for good
another seven women must die in a similar fashion
and Amenhotep will be free forever
I see you're very worried about this business, but it's a police matter
Three girls have disappeared and I fear that another seven will too
If Assad Bey heard you he'd say the pharaoh's curse was coming true
Assad Bey is an enigmatic person about whom we know nearly nothing about
Perhaps it'd be a good idea to learn something about him
We've arrived
I'm so happy George
- Do you like the house? - It will be a marvelous home
- Would you like to eat something? - No
Wait a moment before coming in
It's very humid tonight
This cold seeps into my bones
When one gets old...
I'm going to take the clothes to Mrs. Morrison
- 1 won't be long - So long daughter
Police! Police!
It's horrible!
Halt!
Don't worry ma’am, we'll find her
Don't worry
Officer Brown, an envelope
It was a mistake, a lamentable mistake,
our authorities should never have allowed
that valuable piece of our culture
to leave Egypt
That's absurd, senseless
The theft of the mummy, those girls who disappeared,
the legend of that cursed Pharaoh
It's clear that a criminal mind wants us to believe that Amenhotep has come back to life
That's childish, it must be the work of a madman
Everyone knows a mummy can't come back to life
An old legend says that lotus flowers
can grant happiness and wisdom
It's an ancient tradition of our people
My mother cultivated them, they're quite lovely
Helen, we haven't known each other long but we share the same blood
and that allows me to understand you much better
I know something very bitter tortures you
Tell me about it Helen
I will be able to understand
My father is paralyzed and it's my fault
I didn't want him to go to that party on that infernal night
He insisted on accompanying me
and on our way home, the horses slipped
and he became an invalid
Helen, it wasn't your fault, everything is written
You mustn't torture yourself, believe me
Sanofed! Let's go It's late
It's getting late, we have to leave
It's not that late
My parent's will scold me
It's always the same thing,
they have to accept that times change, we're in the 20th century
- Tell me goodbye before you leave - Goodbye
You know what I mean
At last I will have my absolute freedom
Soon my beloved Amarna will be at my side again
I can't help it,
I have a feeling that Assad Bey is behind all this
Honestly Nathan, I don't believe it
Assad seems to me to be a normal sort,
and I don't believe him capable of wrongdoing no matter how small
I agree that he's strange, introverted, mysterious,
but consider that his mindset is different, he's of another race
But his upbringing is completely European
Helen has also been educated in Europe,
half of her blood is English, however within her exists an undoubtable atavism
Agreed, but it's something more than that!
There's something perverse about Assad Bey, disquieting
I think what's happened has made you nervous
I'm sure this is the work of a madman, but not him
When he arrived he showed great interest in everything concerning the pharaoh,
despite his being an Egyptologist it seemed unbalanced
Then, after the theft of the mummy, his visits slowly lessened
He disappeared and we haven't had word of him for over two weeks
It's very strange
He's not going to visit us everyday, and besides, he could have left London
Why don't you call him and dispel your doubts?
You'll see there's a reasonable explanation
Please put me through to the Metropolitan Hotel Miss
Great Metropolitan Hotel
I'd like to speak to Professor Assad Bey
I'm sorry sir but Professor Bey is no longer here
Is he still lodged there?
He still has his room reserved, but I believe he's rented a home in the outskirts
- close to the old mill - Thank you
Assad lives in a house on the outskirts now, but he still has a room at the hotel
Let's pay him a visit, it could be interesting
May I accompany you?
I'd like to see Sanofed again
No Assad,
the spirit of Amarna could never reside in that body,
nor in this one!
Assad, a threat approaches
Come in please
- What a pleasant surprise - And Assad?
He'll be here in a moment, your visit will please him
Your silence worried us
I called your hotel and they gave us this address
We planned to visit you one of these days
- Why the move? - Assad wanted to isolate himself,
he wants to write a book
Welcome, you bring me great joy
Sanofed, have you offered our guests some coffee?
Or perhaps you'd prefer tea, that's more British
I'd like some tea
And you Helen?
No, I don't want anything, thank you
What news do you bring? Did the pharaoh turn up?
I reserved my room at the hotel
because I plan to visit London once in a while
but I needed tranquility to be able to write
What are you writing about?
It's a study on the Middle Kingdom, I'll dedicate a chapter to your discovery
Please Sanofed, bring me all the material I've written
If you need more information you know I'm at your service
I might need you though you've already given me so much
I'm very grateful
for all the information you've provided
It's a shame we didn't get to study the mummy,
and it'd be a catastrophe if the madman who stole it
were to damage or destroy it
Let's trust that it will turn up intact
For what reason could it have been stolen?
What will they do with it?
Scotland Yard is very efficient,
they'll find it, I'm absolutely certain
Would you like to see my little greenhouse? I cultivate lotus too
Come, let's go
This is my books manuscript
Sanofed, your words helped me very much
I'm glad that was the case
I'll be by your side whenever you may need me
About my father's accident...
I didn't tell you everything
My mother had an Egyptian lover
He had found out all about it
That party was very important to my mother,
she had planned to meet that man so they could run away together
I understood that love,
that's why when my father arrived I wanted to intervene on her behalf,
but he managed to convince her to return to his side
When we were going back home
the accident happened
My mother died
I've never forgiven him
If he had let her go she'd still be alive
Helen, I feel a special affection towards you that I wouldn't be able to explain
and I wouldn't want anything bad to happen to you
Let me give you some advice:
distance yourself from us,
from Assad Bey and myself
Distance yourself
That woman
is Amarna!
I need her!
She will accompany me eternally
I can't believe it, what reason could Assad have to commit all those crimes?
I don't know, but I'm sure the key to all this is in his house
I have to get in there and search it
What are you trying to say?
We'll watch the area, and when they leave we'll try to get in
I'm sure I'm not mistaken!
You're obsessed with that idea
We'll go this very night,
that is, if you want to come with me, if not I'll go alone
I'll go with you,
surely we'll end up at the police station for breaking and entering
I don't know, I can't help it,
but I'm sure Assad Bey is the one responsible
for everything that's been happening
Do you have some proof, some evidence?
What you allege is very serious
I don't know, there's something I don't understand
- That afternoon when we were in his home - I'm going to go lie down,
I'm very tired. Goodnight - Goodnight
Wouldn't it be better to tell the police about your suspicions?
That's what I think
I'll do it when I have the slightest proof
- Shall we go Abigail? - Yes, whenever you please
- Then goodnight - Goodnight
Thank you
- Does the gentleman need anything else? - No, you can go
Goodnight sir
Nathan, this is useless, we should leave
No, this is our opportunity, everyone's gone. Let's go
Wait here
Please Nathan, this is absurd
We'll come back. We have to get in there
No, it's not possible!
Calm down, calm down
Helen has disappeared, we should call the police
Assad, he dominates you completely and separates you from me
He's using us,
and later he'll destroy us or what's worse,
he will make us into his slaves
I carry his blood, his very blood
and he'll respect me, he'll grant me infinite power
He will make me immortal
The night of the final rite is approaching
We'll mummify Helen
and Amarna will find her shell
Afterward we'll be more powerful than life or death
We'll possess all the secrets of the lost civilizations, the world will be ours,
and the dominion of the pharaohs will rise once again
Professor Stark,
a hunch isn't sufficient cause for the police
There isn't enough evidence to order a search warrant
and besides, Mr. Bey is a foreign subject,
it could cause a very delicate situation
But I'm sure that the necessary proof is in that house!
We have different proof that leads us very far from him
Commissioner, it's very clear
He's a maniacal fanatic, he performs blood rites before that dusty mummy,
believe me!
That's just a theory, and Scotland Yard requires proof,
we'll ask for more information from his homeland
You can be sure we'll do everything necessary once we have that in our hands
Good day Professor
The astral conjunction is propitious and we shall perform the great rite
We will mummify this body and Amarna's spirit will enter it
You shall be rewarded Assad
For the great ritual of Sothis I want Sanofed's blood,
that's why I ask you to sacrifice her,
that way I can be sure you deserve everything I shall give you,
only in that way
We have to get in by any means
It will be dangerous
Follow me
Idiots!
Now you know my secret
That will cost you your lives
Tonight you will be sacrificed at the great ritual
Let's go
Commissioner, we've received the file on Assad Bey from Cairo
Come with me, and have three men come too
Where is Sanofed?
I need her blood
I don't suppose you've decided to betray me?
I would never do that
Where is she? What is she doing?
Watching the prisoners
Bring them all immediately
We have to find Helen
Let's go
Sergeant
Look for a way in
Peters, Jones, that way, Brown, come with me
Lord!
Professor Stark,
is this the mummy that disappeared from the Lassbury Foundation?
- But sir... Quiet you
Is this it?
Yes Commissioner, this is the mummy
The End
Translation: Turdis August 2009