The Mummy’s Shroud

In an ancient sequence, Prem, Kah-To-Bey's loyal servant, spirits away the boy during a palace coup to protect him. The child dies and Prem buries him in the desert. This event seeds the legend that disturbing Kah-To-Bey's tomb would invite dire consequences.

Hasmid, a local Bedouin, warns that disturbing Kah-To-Bey's tomb and removing the sacred shroud will unleash dire consequences. His warning foreshadows the curse that haunts the expedition. The warning is ignored by the explorers.

In 1920, Sir Basil Walden and Stanley Preston uncover Kah-To-Bey's tomb. They ignore Hasmid's warnings about the consequences of disturbing the tomb and removing the sacred shroud. The discovery sets the stage for the supernatural threat to follow.

Right after the discovery, Sir Basil is bitten by a venomous snake and sustains a dangerous wound. He recovers, but the illness relapses after they return to Cairo. The injury foreshadows further peril for the expedition.

Preston uses Basil's illness to push his own claim as the tomb's discoverer and has Basil committed to an insane asylum. He hopes to erase Basil's reputation and take sole credit. The move isolates Basil from the rest of the team.

Meanwhile, in the Cairo Museum, the mummy of Prem is revived when Hasmid chants the sacred oath on the shroud. The awakening signals the return of the ancient curse. The museum becomes a focal point for the threat to come.

The revived mummy begins a murderous rampage against the expedition's members. The curse manifests as a tangible threat that starts to target the people who disturbed the tomb. The danger spreads through Cairo as the body count rises.

The rampage continues with Sir Basil's murder after he escapes from the asylum. The mummy's reach proves deadly even for those who attempt to escape the consequences of their actions. The danger now directly affects the leadership of the expedition.

One by one, others who helped relocate the tomb to Cairo are killed in grisly ways—strangled, thrown from windows, or having photographic acid splashed on their faces. The chain of murders demonstrates the mummy's relentless pursuit. The surviving members struggle to identify and stop the killer.

Greedy Stanley Preston tries to evade murder investigations and flee, but the avenging mummy corners him and murders him in a Cairo side street. His death marks the collapse of the impostor's control over the discovery. The true villain's fate becomes clear in the criminal underworld of Cairo.

With the casualty list growing, Paul Preston and Maggie Claire de Sangre emerge as the remaining members. They decide to join forces to confront the mummy and seek a resolution to the unfolding nightmare. Their alliance sets the stage for a final confrontation.

In a climactic showdown, Paul and Maggie manage to destroy the mummy, ending the immediate threat to Cairo. The ancient curse is finally broken, and the surviving team members attempt to pick up the pieces. The city breathes a sigh of relief as peace returns.