ATDTDA (5.1) - The Etienne-Louis Malus

David Morris fqmorris at gmail.com
Wed Mar 21 07:50:47 CDT 2007


On 3/20/07, David Casseres <david.casseres at gmail.com> wrote:
> I can't help thinking of those many different versions of "The Mummy's Curse," in which a group of scientists, against the earnest advice of their guides, take an artifact out of its concealment and ship it home for their museum.  And as soon as they get to New York, it breaks out of its confinement and causes havoc.

I agree with your take here.  One gets the sense that the object was
buried in a remote location for a reason.  The ultimate "Mummy's
Curse" cautionary-ignored tale would have to be that of Pandora's Box.

David Morris



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