7 Years Later, Blumhouse’s R-Rated Mummy Remake Is A Secret Sequel To This Underrated Indie Horror

The 2017 attempt to revive The Mummy failed with critics and audiences, but the 2026 reboot from Blumhouse, directed by Lee Cronin, has been more successful. Cronin’s The Mummy shifts the focus to horror and possession, telling the story of a family whose daughter is discovered alive – but clearly unwell – inside a sarcophagus after a plane crash. While the movie’s intense and violent horror is reminiscent of Cronin’s 2023 film Evil Dead Rise, the plot shares even more similarities with his 2019 breakout hit, The Hole in the Ground.







