Ok so having watched Tomb of the Dragon Emperor again with the incomparable Brendan Fraser, my head canon is that Evelyn changed because Rachel Weisz was the version of herself in her novels, because who wouldn't want to imagine themselves as Rachel Weisz?!
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60 days ‘til Halloween countdown, 2022
10 Days of Miscellaneous Scary Creatures; (Day 58) The Mummy’s Tomb 1942; Lon Chaney, Jr. as Kharis/The Mummy.
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In the year of 41 B.C.E., as the Roman army invaded Egypt, I, Cleopatra, last of the Pharaohs, escaped upon the River Nile. My kingdom had fallen, yet I was still Egypt's queen. Vowing to defend the ancient treasure of my people, I sailed for the pyramids. There beneath the great Sphnix, lay a hidden tomb. An impenetrable maze of deathly traps and secret dangers, forever guarded by a ancient horror. The army of the undead, a thousand mummified warriors waiting the call to rise from the grave and defend Egypt's last great treasure! The acient traps were set. And the tomb sealed. Under the golden crown of Isis, I cast my curse. The curse of Cleopatra! Let it be written!
SCOOBY-DOO! IN WHERE'S MY MUMMY? (2005) dir. Joe Sichta
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I freaking love Ancient Egypt.
I think the animal-headed gods first drew me in as a kid, and then the whole mummy thing just, fascinated me! And the hieroglyphics are so beautiful. I am totally an armchair archeologist--I have watched so many documentaries and read so many books on the subject.
Many years ago, I went to visit a mummy at the Boston Museum of Art. The mummy was a priest in his life, and they had recreated his tomb around him. And it was not the Book of the Dead that graced the walls--it was the Amduat.
The Amduat tells the story of Ra's journey every night when he--as sun god--descends below the horizon. Each panel is an hour, three on each wall. He and his fellow gods journey down Nile of the underworld and then come to a desert, through which his attendants carry his barge.
And every night, in the Sixth Hour, Apophis comes.
He is the embodiment of death and destruction and evil and the end of everything, depicted usually as a terrible serpent. He rises up out of the sands of the desert and threatens to devour Ra and the entire world as well.
Every night, the gods do battle with this beast. Surprisingly, they are lead in many depictions by Set, himself a chaotic, dangerous god.
And every night they put down the beast, and Ra triumphs, and continues his journey to the East, where he rises once again to bring a new day to the people of the world.
But the outcome is never assured, you see. One night, he just might loose the battle, and be devoured, and the sun will never rise again.
This story captivated me. What sort of people would create such a narrative, one where every night could possibly be the world's last?
On the ride home I had a vision of mysterious figures running through an Ancient Egyptian city, and my own story was born. And I knew even before I knew the plot what the name of the story had to be: The Sixth Hour. The hour when everything hangs in the balance. The hour when failure is just not an option.
I wrote and re-wrote the story several times over the years. I realized that I could never research enough to make a perfectly accurate historical story, so I deliberately allowed myself to take some liberties, to free myself from the restraints of perfectionism. That's why I call this a fantasy adventure based on Ancient Egypt and the lands surrounding it, instead of a historical novel.
A friend enjoyed it so much she drew me some fanart, gave me permission to use it as a cover, and encouraged me to share my story with the world, and so I finally took a deep breath and made the plunge. Honestly, it's terrifying to put myself out there. It is not in my nature.
But I enjoyed writing this little story very much, and I would like to share it, in the hope that you will enjoy reading it, too.
Learn more about The Sixth Hour HERE.
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