November 13, 1992, in the valley of the Kings, Egypt. For years Howard carter has searched in vain for the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun. It is Carter's last chance for Carter to find a king's treasures untouched by greedy grave robbers " I'LL FIND THAT TOMB IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!" said Carter angrily. When he finally arrived in Egypt his team went straight to work on a former sight.
As Carter sketches the site, the workers dig deeper in the debris. The sound of shovels is only broken by Carter's pet canary shrieking as it flies overhead. Suddenly, an excited voice alerts Carter " MR. CARTER! COME QUICK! LOOK! One worker found a gap in the debris with a step cut into the rock " Come on, help me clear this!"
Finally they broke through. They entered and saw millions of hieroglyphics on the walls. They reach on stone door " The seals are Tutankhamen's! We've found it! But we can't open it till the boss gets here." they send a telegram back to Lord Carnarvon, who was paying for the dig
"Tut's tomb found. Stop. Come at once. Stop. Carter" Back above ground a cobra has Carter's canary in it's sights." The Pharaoh's snake ate the bird because we found his tomb."
"Chink!" Carter lights a candle and peers through the whole he has made. " Can you see anything?" " Yes, wonderful things!" Inside, the team is dazzled by the brilliance of the glittering treasures. Carter is nervous as he heads over to Tutankhamen's tomb. With trembling hands Carter lifts back the lid of the sarcophagus. He gasps. Before him is the golden face mask if the boy-king Tutankhamen.
Meanwhile back in New York City the world wakes to a media frenzy - The long lost tomb has been unearthed. Reporters wanted more details about the historical find " Tell me Carter, what do these hieroglyphs say? They say " I protect the sacred tomb." "Hmm, sounds a bit weak.
I'll put " The swift wings of death shall visit he who enters this sacred tomb" instead." In the tomb, a mosquito lands on Lord Carnarvon's neck. To everyone horror, Carnarvon falls gravely ill from the mosquito bite. The newspapers are full of speculation. Has the curse of King Tutankhamuns struck down Carnarvon? Then… disaster! The mosquito bite proves deadly!
As Carnarvon loses his fight for life the Egyptian city of Cairo is plunged into darkness. There is no explanation for this strange event. " HEY! Who turned out all the lights?!" meanwhile back in Carnarvons home in England, his pet dog, Susie howls as she drops dead. "owowowowhhh!!!".
Meanwhile, back at the tomb Carter unwraps the body and finds the same mosquito bite on the body that killed Carnarvon. The curse has spread on the town. Who will be next?
Tutankhamun's Curse!
