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Bubba Ho-tep

2002 ·1h 32m · ★ 6.5 (690)

The "true" story of what really became of Elvis Presley. We find Elvis as an elderly resident in an East Texas rest home, who switched identities with an Elvis impersonator years before his "death," then missed his chance to switch back. He must team up with JFK and fight an ancient Egyptian mummy for the souls of their fellow residents.

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7 horror films in catalog

Horror DNA

Gore
Bloodless Splatterfest
28
Slow Burn
Shock-driven Slow burn
17
Psychological
Straightforward Mind-bending
14
Supernatural
Grounded Otherworldly
60
Creature
Human threats Monster-driven
36
Disturbing
Tame Deeply unsettling
50
Fun Factor
Deadly serious Blast to watch
100
Cerebral
Popcorn horror Thinking horror
43
Survival
No survival element Fight for your life
83
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Mummy

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization
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TMDB Keywords

absurdamuseddramaticegyptian curseelvis impersonatorfarcicaljohn f. kennedymockingold ageold-age homeretirement homeseries of murdersvengeful spiritwry

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