By PAUL “NOMAD” NICHOLASI
Greetings to all Spooky Kids! Today is DAY 17 of our 24 Days of Halloween Toys Mystery Calendar! Each day from now ’til the high holiest of creepy days, you’ll be able to click on a vid below and reveal the TERRORS that hide beneath … on the lazy Susan … OF DOOOOM!!!
Disclaimer: RUE MORGUE is not responsible for anyone’s brain exploding from fright. Thank you for watching!
The Snoring Mummy
Roughly translated, his name means, “He who sleeps while standing,” and the few carvings found tell the tale. Our mummy was the cousin of royalty, which gifted him a lofty and honored position as a royal guard … whether he liked it or not. As a royal guard, he’d be assured the least amount of responsibility, as he was flanked by tested and trained swordsmen who could actually do the job. What did our mummy excel in? Most likely the first reported case of narcolepsy! When danger called, our man fell like a sack of potatoes on the spot. When his guard-bros discovered this reaction, they began to find ways to startle him into unconsciousness, which happened so often he started falling asleep standing. Precariously positioned between his column and his staff, he could catch a fright nap with none but his workmates the wiser. And so it came to pass, when assassins descended on his esteemed uncle, he was caught (literally) sleeping on the job, and it was in this state that they buried him. Alive. And snoring.
Check back here every day until Halloween for more unspeakable playthings!
