From the time of the ancients, a
shadowy figure shambles down a dusky corridor, its withered limbs outstretched
in agony and desire, its heart a tortured lump of clay. It is Imhotep, the tragic
immortal, doomed to walk the world forever in search of a lost love. According
to Wikipedia:
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"An Ancient Egyptian priest called Imhotep is revived
when an archaeological expedition finds Imhotep's mummy and one of the archaeologists
accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the archaeologists,
taking the Scroll of Thoth, and prowls Cairo seeking the reincarnation
of the soul of his ancient lover, Princess Ankh-es-en-amon."
"Imhotep finds two archaeologists, claims that his name is Ardath Bey, a modern Egyptian, and shows them where to dig to find Ankh-es-en-amon's tomb. The archaeologists
Movie Poster c.1932
| "Filming [on the original motion picture] was scheduled for three weeks. Karloff's first day was spent shooting the Mummy's awakening from his sarcophagus. Make-up artist Jack Pierce began transforming Karloff at 11:00 am, applying cotton, collodion and spirit gum to his face; clay to his hair; and wrapping him in linen bandages treated with acid and burnt in an oven. Pierce had studied photos of Seti II's mummy to design Imhotep, and finished the job at 7:00 pm. Karloff finished his scenes at 2:00 am, and another two hours were spent removing the make-up. Karloff found the removal of gum from his face painful, and overall found the day "the most trying ordeal I [had] ever endured". Although the images of Karloff wrapped in bandages are the most iconic taken from the film, Karloff only appears on screen in this make-up for a few minutes; the rest of the film sees him wearing less-elaborate make-up." | |
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 | The
model I've designed is patterned directly from the poster above featuring the
Mummy in all his dusty delight. It is still in beta form, so if you build it,
please send a pic or two, and let me know if there are any glitches that need
fixing.. Happy
Halloween!! |
