Presented by: London Fortean Society
| 0 | LONDON: The Bell (info) |
|---|---|
| P | Tuesday 27th January, 2026 |
| N | Door time: 7:30pm Start time: 8:00pm |
| . | 18 and over |
| C | Other |
Before Tutankhamen unleashed his curse and Universal Studios’ mummy shuffled onto our screens, Victorian society was swept up in Egyptomania. Dr Jay Sullivan, author of Egyptian Gothic, unearths the mostly-forgotten trend that was originally more popular than vampire fiction: a 40-year craze for novels about reanimated mummies, cursed jewellery, and nightmarish museums.
But sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. At the same time, a magical secret cult formed in the galleries of the British Museum, the rich held mummy unwrapping parties, and the casual Egyptian tourist opted to bring more than a postcard back from their Thomas Cook trip.