Showing results for "The Mummy" in Anthologies & Short Stories

From the author of Sunday Times and New York Times best seller Damaged, the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse - and the desperate lengths she must go to in order to escape. When Aisha spots an ad for a 'personal introductory service for professionals' in the newspaper, she could never have guessed it would lead to such a perfect marriage. But you should be careful what you wish for.... Mark is sorry the first time he hits Aisha.

Among the ancient artifacts concealed in a London Victorian mansion lies an ornate human-sized sarcophagus which houses the body of an ancient Egyptian sorceress dead for centuries...or is she?

इजिप्तचे पिरॅमिडस जगप्रसिध्द आहेत. सा-या जगातील पर्यटक ते बघण्यासाठी तिकडे धाव घेत असतात. प्राचीन संस्कृतीचे अवशेष सुमारे चार हजार वर्षे ठामपणे उभे आहेत. असंख्य वेळा तिथे, पिरॅमिडस फोडून चोरीचे प्रयत्न झाले आहेत. दीड -दोनशे वर्षे त्यांचे उत्खननही चालू आहे. राजघराण्यातील ममीज उजेडात आल्या आहेत. कित्येक संशोधकांना काम करताना गूढ अनुभव आले आहेत. काहींनी प्राणही गमावले आहेत. त्यापैकी एका संशोधकाच्या संदर्भातील ही कथा... !

An ancient Egyptian mummy comes to life, but not to chase anyone around a tomb. This is a science fiction story, not a tale of horror. If you look carefully, you'll find a little sarcastic humor here and there. The mummy has a story of his own to tell, and it's quite an interesting one, to say the least. Another example of Poe's fantastic imagination.

When researchers, through a scientific accident, reanimate a mummy, they learn the limits of their science.

One of Edgar Allen Poe’s more lighthearted stories, this details the investigation of a mummy named Allamistakeo. After finding the body of the mummy in good condition, the mummy researchers use electricity to bring him back to life. Allamistakeo then proceeds to have a conversation with the crew - from what ancient Egypt was like to what religion was like. The conversation ends abruptly when the researchers ask him a question about the beginning of the universe, calling to play the reigning religion at the time.

The Victorians were obsessed with Egyptology and mummies. It was during the second half of the 19th century that many of the most significant archeological finds were made in Egypt, and stories of the revenge of the mummies on anyone raiding their tombs, stealing their treasures or unwrapping their corpses abounded. This collection brings together the best and scariest short stories of the period, featuring vengeance-seeking mummies, bandaged zombies, pharaonic ghosts and ancient curses.

El narrador es invitado, por medio de una carta, a la casa del doctor Ponnonner, con el fin de ser partícipe en el desenvolvimiento de vendas de una momia de nombre Allamistakeo traída desde Egipto.