Hammer Horror Films
In 1959 the British Hammer Film Productions began its own Mummy series.
- The Mummy, 1959. Set in 1895, the film stars Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee as Kharis. The plot is based on Universal's The Mummy's Hand and The Mummy's Tomb.
- The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, 1964. Features Dickie Owen as the Mummy Ra-Antef.
- The Mummy's Shroud, 1966. Features Eddie Powell as the Mummy Prem.
- Blood from the Mummy's Tomb, 1971. Based on Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars. Features Valerie Leon as the Mummy Queen Tera and her reincarnation Margaret Fuchs.
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