The Mummy Theme Park
Sheik El Sahid has built a theme park at the underground holy City of the Dead in Egypt that an earthquake has revealed. Two American publicists are brought over to make it a success, to advertise its fantastic mechanised speaking mummies. The place soon appears to be cursed especially when the ancient mummies begin breaking free and wreaking havoc.
Why it matters
A late ’90s direct-to-video mashup of monster mayhem and theme park spectacle, where animatronic mummies go from quirky gimmick to lethal curse.
- Practical effects and puppetry on full display—think KNB-style animatronics clashing with early-2000s digital touches, capturing that transitional era of horror FX.
- Fans of campy, low-budget creature features will appreciate the film’s earnest embrace of B-movie thrills and desert-bound curses.
- A curious artifact of Egypt-themed horror, bridging Indiana Jones-style adventure with supernatural undead terror.
- Not subtle or sophisticated, but its goofy premise and earnest performances make it a guilty pleasure for fans who worship the weird corners of DTV horror.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
0
Supernatural
20
Creature
55
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
0
Survival
83
