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The Tomb (1986)

The Tomb poster
Directed by
Fred Olen Ray
Genre
horror film, supernatural horror film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 21m
Rating
3.9 of 10 from 26 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An ancient Egyptian vampire awakens and starts killing people who stole artifacts from her tomb. The victims are grave robbers who brought the cursed items to the United States.

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What happens

The Tomb is a 1986 American supernatural horror film directed by Fred Olen Ray and starring Michelle Bauer, Richard Alan Hench, David Pearson and Susan Stokey. Despite being respectively given first and second billing, Cameron Mitchell only has a supporting role, and John Carradine features in single scene. Sybil Danning also only appears in the prologue, despite being prominently shown on the poster. The plot concerns an ancient Egyptian vampire who kills those in possession of artifacts stolen from her and taken to the United States by grave robbers. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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