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An
archaeologist has just unearthed the find of his career —
the tomb of Ramses II. The door to the tomb is lettered with
a curse. The mummy of the king who claimed to be immortal
lies shrivelled inside. The archaeologist dies and the treasures
are shipped to his daughter Julie in England, who finds that
the mummy comes to life as a perfect man.
Julie
grows to love him and introduces him to modern life, including
the museums that purport to reconstruct his time. He becomes
disturbed and disgusted with the modern portrayal of his beloved
Cleopatra. Ramses and Julie, her ex-fiance and his father
Elliott in tow, travel to Egypt. There, Ramses is further
upset by the tourist flavour given to his ancient civilisation.
In one of the museums, he recognises an "unknown"
mummified woman as his beloved Cleopatra.
One
night, he returns with the immortality elixir and raises her
from the dead. But Cleopatra is not restored to her beautiful
body or mind. She is a horrid monster, a walking corpse of
rotting flesh and a disoriented mind that kills without mercy.
Ramses abandons her, leaving her to Elliott, not realising
that he too is in peril. All in the party partake of the elixir,
with Cleopatra and Ramses in the shadows.
Source:
annerice.com
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