One of Hollywood's most iconic movie monsters has a resting place right here in the States. Join us for a trip to a land famous for its cheesesteaks, its football fans and a home to thousands of relics, intricate sarcophagi, and other relics of the past- the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.   

Resources:  

• Penn Museum's Egyptian and mummy collection overview: vast Egyptian & Nubian artifacts, including mummies.museum.upenn.eduWikipedia 

  
  

• Historical context of Philadelphia’s mummies: from early curiosities to major collections.Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia 

  
  

• PUM I autopsy details: the museum’s 1972 examination of a mummy.Penn Museum 

  
  

• Curse lore: cultural origins and skepticism.Wikipedia 

  
  

• Expedition Magazine | Tangled Afterlives 

  
  

• Ghost stories at Penn: sightings of George Vaillant.The Daily Pennsylvanian 

  
  

• Folklore/audience tale via Reddit: lends immersive flavor.Reddit 

  
  

• The Mummy's Curse: Myths and Legends from Ancient Tombs – 

  
  

• What is the ancient Egyptian 'mummy's curse'? | Live Science