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The following is a list of mummy films .

Films

TitleYearDirectorNotesReferences
Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy 1955 Charles Lamont a parody of the Kharis the Mummy series from the 1940s; Kharis is here renamed Klaris [1] [2]
The All New Adventures of Laurel & Hardy in For Love or Mummy 1999 John R. Cherry III and Larry Harmon based on the short films of Laurel and Hardy [3] [4]
Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy (Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 2)2000 David DeCoteau [5] [6]
Ancient Evil 2: Guardian of the Underworld2005D.W. Kann
The Awakening 1980Mike Newellthe third film version of Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars [7]
The Aztec Mummy (La Momia Azteca)1957Rafel Lopez Portillothe first film in the Aztec Mummy trilogy [8]
Blood from the Mummy's Tomb 1971 Seth Holt loosely adapted from Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars [9]
Bram Stoker's Legend of the Mummy 1998 Jeffrey Obrow based on Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars [10] [11]
Bubba Ho-Tep 2002 Don Coscarelli [12]
The Cabin in the Woods 2012 Drew Goddard [13]
El castillo de los monstruos 1958 Julián Soler [14]
The Creeps 1997 Charles Band [15]
The Curse of the Aztec Mummy (La Maldición de la Momia Azteca)1957Rafael Portillothe second film in the Aztec Mummy trilogy [16]
The Curse of King Tut's Tomb (The Curse of King Tut)2006 Russell Mulcahy [17]
The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb 1964 Michael Carreras [18]
Dawn of the Mummy 1981 Frank Agrama mummies are portrayed as ravenous flesh eaters, similar to the popular portrayal of zombies in which both share many similarities [19]
Die Augen der Mumie Ma 1918 Ernst Lubitsch
Egyptian Melodies 1931 Wilfred Jackson Silly Symphonies animated short film [20]
The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (Les Aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec)2010 Luc Besson [21]
Face of the Screaming Werewolf 1964Gilberto Martínez Solares, Jerry Warren, Rafael Portillocreated by combining parts of two unrelated Mexican horror films ( La Casa del Terror (1960) and La Momia Azteca (1957)) [22] [23]
The Fool and Death (Narr und Tod)1920Rudolf Stiaßny [24]
Hotel Transylvania 2012 Genndy Tartakovsky computer-animated horror/comedy film [25]
Hotel Transylvania 2 2015Genndy Tartakovsky [26]
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018Genndy Tartakovsky [27]
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022 Derek Drymon and Jennifer Kluska [28]
House of Ka2023Josie Eli Hermaninspired by Bram Stoker's 1903 novel The Jewel of Seven Stars [29]
The Hyperborean 2023 Jesse Thomas Cook [30]
The Jungle Book 1967Disney animated film (Cameo)
Legion of the Dead 2005 Paul Bales produced by The Asylum [31]
Mad Mad Mad Monsters 1972 Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin Jr. animated prequel to Mad Monster Party?
Mad Monster Party? 1967Jules Bassstop-motion animated musical comedy film [32] [33]
Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (Mil Mascaras: Resurrection)2007Andrew Quint (Jeff Burr), Chip Gubera the first film in a trilogy starring the Mexican masked wrestler Mil Máscaras; the two sequels were Academy of Doom (2008) and Aztec Revenge (2015) (the third film especially continues the storyline of the first film) [34]
Monster Brawl 2011 Jesse Thomas Cook [35]
Monster Family (Happy Family)2017Holger Tappe [36] [37] [38]
Monster Mash 1995 Joel Cohen, Alec Sokolow computer animated horror/comedy film
The Monster Squad 1987 Fred Dekker
Los Monstruos del Terror 1970Tulio Demicheli, Hugo Fregonese, Eberhard Meichsner
The Mummy 1911
The Mummy Strikes 1943 Isadore Sparber
The Mummy 1959 Terence Fisher
The Mummy 1999 Stephen Sommers
The Mummy 1932 Karl Freund
The Mummy 2017 Alex Kurtzman
Mummy's Boys 1936 Fred Guiol
The Mummy's Curse 1944 Leslie Goodwins the fourth and final film in the Kharis the Mummy series
The Mummy's Hand 1940 Christy Cabanne the first film in the Kharis the Mummy series
The Mummy's Shroud 1967 John Gilling [39]
The Mummy's Ghost 1944 Reginald Le Borg the third film in the Kharis the Mummy series
The Mummy Returns 2001 Stephen Sommers
The Mummy Theme Park 2000 Alvaro Passeri [40] [41]
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor 2008 Rob Cohen
The Mummy's Tomb 1942Harold Younthe second film in the Kharis the Mummy series
Orgy of the Dead 1965 Stephen C. Apostolof erotic horror film
Pharaoh's Curse 1957Lee Sholem
The Pyramid 2014Grégory Levasseur
Prisoners of the Sun 2013 Roger Christian The Voyagers must find a way to stop the mummy of Al Khem Ayut (Cedric Proust) and escape from the pyramid before time runs out. [42]
Robbing Cleopatra's Tomb (Cléopâtre)1899 Georges Méliès [43]
The Robot vs. The Aztec Mummy (La Momia Azteca contra el Robot Humano)1958 Rafael Portillo the third and final film in the Aztec Mummy trilogy [44]
Das Rätsel der Sphinx (The Riddle of the Sphinx)1921Adolf Gärtner
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School 1988 Charles A. Nichols
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf 1988Ray Patterson
Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? 2005Joe Sichta
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior 2008 Russell Mulcahy direct-to-video
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption 2012 Roel Reine direct-to-video
The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power 2015 Mike Elliott direct-to-video
The Tomb 1986 Fred Olen Ray [45]
Tale of the Mummy 1998 Russell Mulcahy
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie 1990 John Harrison
Time Walker 1982 Tom Kennedy
Trance 1998 Michael Almereyda
Under Wraps 1997 Greg Beeman
Waxwork 1988 Anthony Hickox
We Want Our Mummy 1939 Del Lord Three Stooges short film

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