The Aztec Mummy

A past life revealed by hypnosis, a cursed breastplate, and a genuinely scary mummy. In this episode, we look at a film that spawned a whole host of Mexican horror films inspired by the Universal Horror films of the 1930s and 40s. The Aztec Mummy (1957).

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Link to Film: https://archive.org/details/la-momia-azteca-subtitled

Bibliography

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IMDB. (2023). The Aztec Mummy (1957). Retrieved from https://www.imdb.com/?ref_=nv_home

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