Kharis the Mummy character
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Kharis the Mummy is a classic Universal Pictures horror character, a reanimated ancient Egyptian priest whose cursed, bandage-wrapped form stalks and terrorizes the living in a series of mid-20th-century films.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Kharis the Mummy | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Universal Monsters character
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fictional character ⓘ film character ⓘ horror character ⓘ mummy ⓘ |
| alignment | antagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Mummy’s Curse
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The Mummy’s Ghost NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy’s Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ The Mummy’s Tomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Egyptian curses
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tana leaves ⓘ |
| basedIn | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Universal Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
iconic mummy image in popular culture
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influenced later mummy-themed horror films ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Imhotep (Universal’s 1932 Mummy) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyOf |
archaeologists who disturb his tomb
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modern-day protagonists in Universal mummy films ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Universal Classic Monsters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmSeries | Universal Mummy series (1940s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Mummy’s Hand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | earlier Universal mummy concepts ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| motivation | cursed devotion to a lost princess ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bandage-wrapped body
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limping gait ⓘ reanimated corpse ⓘ use of tana leaves for reanimation ⓘ |
| occupation | ancient Egyptian priest ⓘ |
| partOf | Universal horror cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
Eddie Parker
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Lon Chaney Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Stunt performers in later films ⓘ Tom Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
seeking vengeance
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stalking the living ⓘ |
| primaryRole | monster ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| setting |
Egypt
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contemporary America (1940s films) ⓘ |
| species | undead human ⓘ |
| visualStyle | black-and-white cinematography ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.