Into the Mummy's Tomb [Mass Market Paperback]

Various (Author), John Richard Stephens (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2001

The Mummy. The first thing that comes to mind is the curse...reanimation... and revenge. But what further mysteries are there to be unwrapped in the tombs of the Ancient Egyptians?

This exciting new anthology from the editor of Vampires, Wine and Roses features a diverse selection of remarkable talents, from major bestselling authors like Anne Rice (famous for her vampire and mummy novels) and Elizabeth Peters (mystery's master of Egyptology), to all-time favorites such as Bram Stoker (who wrote one of the first mummy novels) and Agatha Christie (queen of the sealed "tomb" mystery). Into the Mummy's Tomb even includes a few surprises-a short story by Tennessee Williams (his first professional sale), an actual translation of a tale written in 300 B.C. by an Egyptian priest, and nonfiction pieces by famous Egyptologist Arthur Weigall and the discoverer of King Tut's tomb, Howard Carter. You never know what you might find when you venture Into the Mummy's Tomb-for century-spanning tales of horror, fantasy, romance, and history.

Includes contributions from:

• Anne Rice
• Elizabeth Peters
• Bram Stoker
• H.P. Lovecraft
• Tennessee Williams
• Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
• Agatha Christie
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Ray Bradbury
• Mark Twain
• Sir H. Rider Haggard
• Louisa May Alcott
• Rudyard Kipling
• Sax Rohmer
• and more

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Ancient curses are unleashed, the spirits of disturbed dead bodies exact revenge, archaeologists get lost in underground mazes and ships bearing unearthed coffin lids sink in Into the Mummy's Tomb, a collection of work by archaeologists and writers, including Bram Stoker, Anne Rice, Ray Bradbury and Mark Twain, edited by John Richard Stephens. In "Lost in a Pyramid," by Louisa May Alcott, a young woman cultivates a strange, dangerous plant from a seed her explorer fianc‚ brought from Egypt.

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About the Author

John Richard Stephens is the editor of Vampires, Wine and Roses.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (April 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425176649
• ISBN-13: 978-0425176641
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.8 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,544,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great theme-great read, February 18, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Mummy's Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)

With last years' very good movie and the sequel coming out shortly, mummies are popular. This collection centers on mummies and will surprise the reader with its vast range of tales. Then again, the fourteen authors contributing short stories read like a college literature book. If nothing else grips the audience, notables such as Twain, Doyle, Alcott, Williams, Lovecraft, Christie, Haggard, Poe, Kipling, Stoker, Bradbury, Rohmer, Rice, and Peters have entries. Also included are commentaries by archeologist Howard Carter of Tut fame, an ancient Egyptian Priest, Egyptologist and Carter peer Arthur Weigall, and other noted Egyptologists. This anthology is excellent for its fiction alone, but turns ultra-superb with its enlightening look at real mummies, their tombs, and their "curses". INTO THE MUMMY'S TOMB is a great collection that horror readers and fans of Ancient history will enjoy in one sitting.

Harriet Klausner

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining., June 22, 2001

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"werecat99" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Into the Mummy's Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)

This proved out to be a very entertaining book. It combines historical facts with horror fiction and mystery.

For the horror fan, there are several stories of this genre. The best of them, in my opinion, is the one by Lovecraft. Very original and very creepy.

For the mystery fan, there's Agatha Cristie's story. I believe she needs no introduction for this small masterpiece.

And after you've read the fiction stories, after you've seen the famous movies, there's a chance to learn the facts. This books gives you the chance to read some real mummy hauntings as well as another view on the mummy curses, dispelling many of the myths around them.

I really enjoyed this book, and I think so will you.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Fascinating Anthology, October 24, 2001

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D. A Wend (Arlington Heights, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Into the Mummy's Tomb (Mass Market Paperback)

This volume is one of those rare anthologies that collects different genres of literature together dealing with the subject of mummies and ancient curses. We have horror (Lovecraft), detective stories (Christie and Peters), travel literture (Twain), history (Williams) and archaeology (Carter and Weigall). Many other contribution make this an interesting book.

Also included are abridged versions of Kipling's "Dead Kings", Rice's "Ramses the Damned" and Stoker's "Jewel of the Seven Stars." "Jewel of the Seven Stars" certainly deserves to be read in its entirety, so I hope readers unfamiliar with that novel pick it up.

I particularly enjoyed the contribution of Arthur Weigall. Aside from being present at some of the most important finds made in Egypt, he was a wonderful writer. His descriptions of experiences he had with curses and mummies were a highlight of this book. I have been seeking out his other books on Egypt and ancient history. All in all, this is a volume of discovery of our fascination with mummies.