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b'One of the greatest monsters ever to be brought to the screen was The Mummy, portrayed by Boris Karloff. We have, of course, seen numerous recreations of the creature since the original Universal film, but still, the image is grotesque and frightening no matter the incarnation. To see a mummy in real-life is that much more shocking. But real fear\\u2026 real terror\\u2026 would be if you yourself were to be mummified\\u2026 while still alive. (To Be Mummified Alive) *** In the days that followed the rescue of 11-year-old Terry Jo Duperrault from the wreckage of the yacht called the Bluebelle, it would became clear that a storm hadn\\u2019t destroyed the ship, as the previously-rescued captain, Julian A. Harvey, had said earlier. A storm hadn\\u2019t killed everyone aboard\\u2026 Harvey himself had. (The Final Voyage of the Bluebelle) *** When a loved one passes away, we sometimes wish we could speak to them one last time. Some people report they received phone calls or voicemails they believe are from their deceased loved ones. Sometimes they come through as eerie otherworldly static, while other times the ghostly caller is able to communicate one last message. We\\u2019ll share a few true stories from people who have received phone calls from the beyond. (Phone Calls From Beyond The Grave) *** If you buy a furnished home and move the furniture to clean the floor \\u2013 and the furniture moves back on its own \\u2013 you can be pretty sure you\\u2019ve just moved into a haunted house. That\\u2019s exactly what one family in Rockford, Illinois found out. (A Haunting on School Street) *** And I\\u2019ll end the episode with the story that I began it with \\u2013 a short story by Louisa May Alcott called \\u201cLost in a Pyramid\\u201d\\u2026 or \\u201cThe Mummy\\u2019s Curse\\u201d. A story that went pretty much unnoticed when it was originally published in 1869, but has had somewhat become undead since 1998 when it was rediscovered and is now considered an influential example of early \\u201cmummy\\u2019s curse\\u201d narratives.

SOURCES AND REFERENCES FROM THE EPISODE\\u2026
\\u201cThe Final Voyage of the Bluebelle\\u201d by Lucia for The Ghost In My Machine: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/23utyhja
\\u201cPhone Calls From Beyond the Grave\\u201d by Amanda Ashley for Graveyard Shift: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/7bw36uh4
\\u201cA Haunting on School Street\\u201d by Kathi Kresol for Haunted Rockford: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/s3c76yeb
\\u201cTo Be Mummified Alive\\u2019 by Bipin Dimri for Historic Mysteries: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/j89cukfe
\\u201cThe Mummy\\u2019s Curse/Lost In a Pyramid\\u201d by Louisa May Alcott: https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/pwd9h3cb
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Originally aired: August 03, 2021

PARTIAL TRANSCRIPT: https://weirddarkness.com/mummified-alive/

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