The “Screaming Mummy”

Mummies are pretty creepy anyway, let alone screaming ones. Hauntingly, the discovery of a mummified human with a pained expression was discovered in 1886 and has puzzled theorists ever since.

During the mummification process, organs are usually removed from the body – but this mummy had their organs intact. This has led some experts to believe that the victim was maybe poisoned or buried alive. What makes the “screaming” theory a possibility is that some believe the mummy to be the son of Pharaoh Ramses III, who was suspected of plotting to kill his father and likely met a painful end. A less exciting explanation could be that the jaw simply hung open as the deceased victim’s head rolled back, but where’s the fun in that?