Tutankhamun

On this day in 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon entered the tomb of Tutankhamun.

Egyptology became a craze in the 20s and into the 30s, and mummies and curses became a horror staple.

We had a book from the 1972 touring exhibition in the house when I was growing up - I was born a couple years later - so the image of the golden mask has always been around for me.