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Mysteries & Myths: Mummy's Tomb & Loch Ness [VHS]

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The two videos on this tape aren't bad, but there really isn't a lot of substantive content contained here either. There is just so much you can say about the supposed curse of King Tut's tomb. The time and manner of death of some of those involved with the discovery are covered, but none of these outside of Lord Carnarvon's mosquito bite can really even be called questionable. The numbers alone of timely deaths vs non-deaths makes a mockery of the curse in and of itself, but any remaining doubts are removed when you consider who did not fall victim to the curse: Howard Carter, the man who discovered and broke into the tomb, for example. Another would be the doctor who helped remove Tut's body for study, who lived to the ripe old age of 87. If Tut had a grudge against anyone, it should have been that doctor; the video does not point this out, but Tut's body was incredibly stuck in resin at the bottom of the coffin, and his body was basically chopped into several pieces in order to extract it. The Loch Ness Monster feature doesn't even seem timely, dealing largely with old sightings reports, pictures, and videos. It is pretty objective, identifying several ways in which sightings may be faked or, more likely, misinterpreted natural events. If you know next to nothing about Nessie, this video will give you a good background; Nessie followers such as myself basically have nothing to gain from this feature, though.