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When it comes to archaeology, Hollywood has always felt the need to inject plenty of excitement into what is, in real life, a long, laborious job. That’s why in
Mummy, we don’t just see Rick and his pals scratching about in the soil in the hopes of coming across a papyrus scroll or two, but rather we’re treated to pestilence, plagues and the rising up of an undead army hellbent on revenge.
But while Netflix’s
The Dig doesn’t disturb anything untoward beneath the English countryside, the slow burn of the priceless sixth-century treasures to be found while the threat of World War II looms across the Channel, makes for a fascinating insight into how the famous Sutton Hoo Anglo-Saxon artefacts came to be discovered.
New DRACULA and THE MUMMY Funko Pop! Figures On the Way
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Are you a big fan of ’90s monster movies? Then some Funko Pop! vinyl figures you’ve likely been waiting a long time for are coming soon. Both of these were revealed at the recent virtual Funko Fair, which is where the toy company is showing off many of this year’s new Pop! figures to fans in lieu of Toy Fair not happening due to the pandemic.
Starting things off are several version of the Vlad the Impaler from
Bram Stoker’s Dracula. The lush, 1992 Goth masterpiece was a showcase for the talents of Gary Oldman, who played multiple versions of the Count. This wave of figures has Dracula in his red armor, both with and without his helmet. We also have the “old man Drac” version, in two different variants. One of which has him licking the blood off of Jonathan Harker’s razor! There is also a Victorian gentleman Prince Vlad, and the Anthony Hopkins version of Van Helsing. The