Show Notes
Send us a text This week we’re joined by Em, host of Verbal Diorama, to discuss quite possibly the perfect movie: the 90s adventure, horror fun-time classic, The Mummy. Em explains how the film came to be (thank-you Babe: Pig in the City) whilst Kim and Alice find out that love makes you do some crazy things, like unhinge your jaw and cover Egyptians in boils.
For more fascinating film history, you can find Em at: Verbal Diorama Podcast
Sound Engineer: Keith Nagle Editor: Keith Nagle Producer: Helen Hamilton
Sources
Blog post: Egypt at the Manchester Museum, “Representation and Reality in ‘The Mummy’ (1999)” by Matt Szafran AND “The Cult of Imhotep” Screenrant article: “How much of The Mummy 1999 is actually real?” Egypt Exploration Society website Egypt Exploration Society 1926 Annual Report BBC podcast The Forum episode: “Imhotep, the man behind The Mummy” Blog post: Clare College, University of Cambridge, “Egyptomania” by Toby Wilkinson Article from Enterprise: The State of the Nation (Egypt): “A look back at Egypt’s roaring ‘20s” Sky History article: “The curse of Tutankhamun and the mummy’s tomb” If you enjoy this podcast, come with us on a romp through the Regency era with our sister podcast, Austen After Dark. Listen to all episodes now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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