Musings of an Inkd Geek

The first flick in my double feature was a mid 80’s cheese fest called The Tomb, about an ancient Egyptian vampire who re-awakens after her newly discovered tomb is robbed, and seeks revenge on those who stole her treasures. The movie begins with a scavenger hunter named Banning in Egypt, who goes with his partner into a recently discovered tomb to steal artifacts, including an ancient necklace and a scarab beetle made of gold. An ancient vampire named Nefratis is awakened and starts her killing spree, but not before Banning escapes. Back in Hollywood, he sells the artifacts to Dr. Howard Phillips (Cameron Mitchell) and Dr. Manners. Dr. Phillips is in search of the golden scarab, which is in possession of Dr. Manners, but before they can meet and exchange information, Nefratis kills Manners. His son Dave takes it upon himself to figure out who killed his father and why, and ends up partnering with Helen, the niece of Dr. Phillips, while Nefratis goes on a killing spree throughout the c