Tutankhamen's Tomb: Ominous Curse

After the opening of Tutankhamen's tomb, tragedy followed. Lord Carnarvon, the project's financial backer, fell ill and died in Cairo from an infection, possibly linked to an insect bite. Legend has it that a power failure coincided with his death, and back in England, his dog died mysteriously. By 1929, eleven people connected to the tomb's discovery had died unnaturally, including Carnarvon's relatives, Richard Bethell, and Lord Westbury, who took his own life. The mummy of Tutankhamun revealed a wound on the left cheek, mirroring Carnarvon's fatal insect bite.