Andrew Keir, Valerie Leon, James Villiers

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PG, 94 min.

Directed by: Seth Holt, Michael Carreras

Release Date: May 17, 1972

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DVD Release Date: August 6, 2002

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  • August 19, 2007
    One of the most instanttly forgettable Hammer horrors. The slow pace and lack of a traditional scary, bandaged and lurching mummy will put you off right away.
    If you stick with it you'll find that everything is based around three drab looking sets and there is no atmosphere or su...( read more)spense whatsoever.
    Acting and characterisation is minimal. Valerie Leon just isn't interesting enough (even as eyecandy) to make you want to sit through it to the end.
  • April 24, 2007
    Professor Fuchs and his team unearth the tomb of the Egyptian Queen Tera (Valerie Leon) and discover that not only as her body not decomposed but her severed arm still seeps blood. At the same moment in time Fuchs' wife dies giving birth to their baby daughter, Margaret (Valerie ...( read more)Leon again). Skip forward to Margaret?s adult years and she is plagued with nightmares of Queen Tera's dismembered hand. Concerned that she is somehow in danger, Fuchs' gives her the Queens ring but little does he know that one of his former team members wants to use Margaret to revoke the mystical powers that the Queen once possessed.

    Blood From The Mummy's Tomb had a troubled production and after the director died half-way through, talk of a curse circulated around the Hammer studio. Whilst one doubts that the film was under the influence of mystical powers, it is obvious that the various problems which arose had a direct impact on the final product. The disjointed script makes little sense and it feels like you are putting together a puzzle without the picture and more than one piece missing. The lack of the big Hammer hitters like Cushing or Lee did not always hurt their films but one could not help feel that their charismatic presence would have helped bolster the rather lightweight cast. Efforts at building suspense and atmosphere mostly fall flat but there are moments where the Hammer flair shines from, unfortunately it does not happen enough.

    On the positive side the sets are well designed and it looks like a lot of time and effort went into the tomb's décor. Another bright spot is the positively stunning Valerie Leon who makes up for her lack of acting skills (even when she plays the dead Queen you can clearly see her breathing/twitching) by spending most of her time exposing her ample cleavage in a sleek black nightdress (a sexist comment I know but that is why Hammer chose such attractive women for their films). Despite the muddled script it is actually an interesting take on the mummy genre and had the potential to be a much better film in more competent hands.

    If you are a fan of Hammer then you will no doubt want to see this effort, even if it is a weak one by their standards, but for casual viewers or those looking to explore the Hammer catalogue I suggest you start elsewhere (the Cushing/Lee titles for example). Worth a rent at least
  • February 26, 2009
    This Film is from the Hammer Collection, though I am in the early stages of collecting and reviewing Hammer Films, This one was not what I had hoped a Hammer Film would consist of. I love crawling hand movies, I remember growing up seeing a B&W Crawling Hand Movie on Chiller Thea...( read more)ter and it creeped me out. This started off with the hand being cut off a Queen, it crawled around a little and that was it, until the last part of the film when we see it in a box. Disappointing. Valerie Leon was beautiful, and strutted her stuff around and I do me ROUND. My DVD had excellent quality for a 1971 film I was surprised. Some neat early vintage British Cars. One must acquire a taste for British Horror its the driest of all foreign horror. But I will give this one 3 stars.
  • September 22, 2009
    Mystery upon mystery as a woman who looks like an ancient mummy becomes involved in a series of events that could lead to the ressurection of an ancient evil. Good effects on the moving hand though.
  • January 2, 2008
    I was frankly surprised by how good this film was. The plot is fun and interesting, performances all perfect, and the special effects brilliant as well. And the suspense is tangible! Highly recommended!
  • November 1, 2007
    Not interested. In general I don't like horror movies.
  • February 16, 2007
    The stunning Valerie Leon in a silk nightie is worth price of admission alone. Also a pretty good Horror flick.
  • December 9, 2006
    I wonder what this is about, i think ill see it!
  • November 21, 2006
    This one sounds terrible. I want to see it

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