Ergebnis für "Mummies" in Literatur & Belletristik

Die Rückkehr der klassischen Gruselikonen als atmosphärische Hörspiele. Mumien, Vampire, Werwölfe, Geister und Dämonen. Neue Geschichten klassischer Prägung. Hier steht der wohlige Schauer im Vordergrund. Mit speziell für jede Folge komponiertem Soundtrack und den Stimmen Hollywoods. In der ersten Folge zieht die Öffnung eines Pharaonengrabes im Jahre 1926 schier unfassbare, schreckliche Ereignisse nach sich. Ein Toter, dem die Augen ausgestochen wurden, wird plötzlich wieder lebendig. Ein seltsames Amulett mit scheinbar magischen Kräften taucht auf.

Am Old College von Oxford betreibt ein mysteriöser Student Experimente an einer ägyptischen Mumie. Zur selben Zeit ereignen sich seltsame Unfälle. Abercrombie Smith kommt dem Geheimnis der Mumie auf die Schliche und gerät nun selbst in Lebensgefahr. Mit Lot No. 249 und der Mumie als Titelfigur lieferte Sir Arthur Conan Doyle die Urinspiration für zahlreiche Adaptionen des Mumien-Themas im Horror-Genre.

Why Mummy Drinks is the brilliant novel from Gill Sims, the author of the online sensation Peter and Jane. It is Mummy's 39th birthday. She is staring down the barrel of a future of people asking if she wants to come to their advanced yoga classes and polite book clubs where everyone claims to be tiddly after a glass of Pinot Grigio and says things like 'oooh gosh, are you having another glass?'

The thrill-a-minute stories the writers of the original movie, The Mummy, with Boris Karloff, and its many sequels and remakes, used for research. Fans of those films will find the origins of: the scene in which the sacred formula for eternal life is secreted in the base of a statue of Isis; as well as the scenes in which mummies are brought back to life by burning a rare Egyptian herb; where a modern woman, who is the reincarnation of an ancient Egyptian princess, begins to turn into a mummy herself; where mummies can only be truly destroyed by fire; and many others

War, wenn jemand seit 4000 Jahren lebt – aus Liebe? In Die Mumie von Arthur Conan Doyle erzählt Benjamin Werner die tragisch-schöne Geschichte des ägyptischen Priesters Sosra, der das Geheimnis des ewigen Lebens entdeckt – und an der Zeit selbst zerbricht. Zwischen Pyramiden, Pest und Pariser Museen entfaltet sich eine unheimliche und zutiefst menschliche Erzählung über Liebe, Fluch und die Grenzen der Wissenschaft.

In "Die Mumie" erleben im Jahr 1884 Studenten in Oxford schlaflose Nächte und namenloses Grauen

Belle, jeune et riche, Frances Mortimer, épouse d'un brillant égyptologue du British Museum, promis aux plus hautes fonctions, a tout pour être heureuse. Mais ne mènerait-elle pas une double vie, ne cacherait-elle pas d'inavouables secrets ? Elle aurait dû éviter de croiser le chemin d'une momie particulièrement dangereuse, une rencontre qui ne devait rien au hasard.

Miss Lane is puzzled by Jasper Jesperson's interest in what seems a very minor theft - possibly even a prank - from the storerooms at the British Museum. But London in the 1890s is rife with secret organisations, cults and individuals eager to acquire some of the legendary magic of ancient Egypt. The deeper the two detectives dig, the more hidden crimes they uncover, and the higher the death toll mounts. And at the centre of it all is the 'Mystery Mummy' recently acquired by the museum. Are the deaths and madness truly caused by a mummy's curse? Or is there a living villain to be apprehended?

He was Ramses the Damned in ancient Egypt, but awoke in opulent Edwardian London as Dr. Ramsey, expert in Egyptology. He mixes with the aristocrats and samples their voluptuous lifestyle, but it is for his beloved, Cleopatra, that he longs, and will do anything to be with....

Als Jimmy Farrell starb, murmelte er noch ein einziges, rätselhaftes Wort. Poe schafft es, das Rätsel zu lösen. Für seine Entdeckung zahlt er einen schrecklichen Preis: das Gefühl der Schuld an einem abscheulichen Verbrechen.

Driven by the desire to rescue his abducted son and a relentless thirst for retribution, the zombified gunfighter, Dead-Eye, continues his search for the renegade vampire, Jules Holland, and his unholy entourage. Accompanying him on his journey is the Louisiana mojo man, Job, who is hellbent on putting an end to his daughter Evangeline's wicked shenanigans. As long as she possesses the demonic tome, Necronomicon, and holds the ability to open the otherworldly Hole Out of Nowhere, no territory is safe from the infinite evil the dark enchantress has at her fingertips!

With Halloween just around the corner, the gang at the bistro decide to go all out with the food, decorations, and special events. When one of their regular customers ends up dead, Shelby enlists Dawson and Beck's help in an effort to determine if the man's untimely death was accident or murder.

Als man die Mumie entdeckte, ahnte man nichts Schlimmes. Man untersuchte sie, bewegte das eine oder andere Relikt, das ihr ins Grab gelegt worden war, und transportierte sie dann ins Institut. Dort geschieht es dann. Die Mumie lebt! Sie tötet und ist auf der Suche. Auf der Suche nach ihrer Vergangenheit, um das zu beenden, was sie vor über zweitausend Jahren begonnen hatte.

Zu Füßen der Gipfel des Himalaya in einem hochgelegenen Tal erhebt sich ein Kuppelbau, der ein jahrtausende altes Geheimnis birgt. Es ist Mechnal, der Mumien-Dämon mit dem Drachenkopf, der in der Region des ewigen Eises seine Heimstadt hat. Viel zu lange schon hat er untätig und machtlos dort gethront. Eine unermessliche Lebensgier flackert in ihm auf. Und er ruft seine Jünger herbei, die ihm zum Leben verhelfen sollen und die Aufgabe, die sie zu lösen haben, ist grauenvoll.

A spine-tingling collection of weird and wonderful horror stories, featuring ghosts, curses, strange phenomena, ghouls, black magic, and demonic apparitions. Do you dare to listen?

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was born on February 24th, 1848 at Alwington, near Kingston, Canada West (now part of Ontario). He was the second son of the Rev. Joseph Antisell Allen, a Protestant minister from Dublin, Ireland and Catharine Ann Grant, the daughter of the fifth Baron of Longueuil. Grant Allen is rarely heard of today, although an occasional short story can be heard on the radio or reprinted among magazine enthusiasts but in his time he did much to entertain the masses and push several genres along a richer journey they are still proceeding on today.

Sofia is just a normal high school girl, worried about getting her homework done and looking cool in the lunchroom, when he shows up: a devastatingly handsome new kid, mysteriously covered in decaying bandages, and staring at her from the empty holes where his eyes should be. She thinks he's just a hipster, but is there more to this handsome stranger than meets the eye? Yes. He's a mummy. We're not really making a secret about this. The twist is he's a mummy.

What was Egyptian civilization like more than 2,000 years ago? What did those people believe in? How did they live? These and many other things you may wonder about the Egyptians of old, will be answered in this extensive guide. You’ll learn more about love, sex, and marriage in those times. You’ll be more informed about mummification, art, ships, and wars. Do yourself a favor and learn more about this intriguing people, their habits, their rituals, their emotions and everyday lives, and their belief system.

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.

Shortly after discovering an ancient grave, Amon's sister disappeared. Twenty years later she arrives at his doorstep, screaming at full pitch. The plea for help draws him into a world where danger shuffles behind every corner.