The Curse of the Scarab (comic story)
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Summary
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Characters
- forced to complete the ceremony of raising Kephri
- is abducted from Hollywood by the Threshold
- controlled under the mind control of Seth
- movie director
- fell under the spell of Kephri after visiting an Egyptian tomb described in the grimoire of Anubis
- plans to release Kephri from the Scarabeus
- Raschid Karnak
- stars as the mummy in Seth's horror film
- was hired by Seth as a guide in Egypt
- killed by Seth
- his body is being eaten away by Kephri
- Monroe Stahr
- movie producer
- is killed by the mummy whilst watching rushes of his work and had his organs removed
- Kephri
- An Osiran trapped by his own race
- entered Karnak's body and has fed on his body for months
- releases a plague of locusts to consume Rakoff and plans to do the same to the entire world
References
- The film props include a genuine Scarabaeus, which was said to contain Kephri, the Egyptian beetle god.
- The pyramid prop contains Osirian technology, including at least two mummy servicer robots.
- The doctor holds the ank front of the studio light, casting a shadow over Kephri, trapping him.
Notes
- The Osirian service robot makes a reappearance.
- The story is similar to that of Pyramids of Mars, where the trapped Osirian was Sutekh.
- Both the Doctor and Peri were wearing the same outfits in DW: Planet of Fire, and in Fascination.
- The Osirian robot is able to retract multiple blades-like claws from its hands.
- This is the last DWM fifth Doctor story.
Continuity
- Peri's adventure is told in the Seventh Doctor comic strip, DWM: Ground Zero.
Timeline
- This story occurs after BFA: The Key 2 Time - The Chaos Pool
- This story occurs before VD: Fascination
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