The curse of the mummy began when many terrible events occurred after the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb. Legend has it that anyone who dared to open the tomb would suffer the wrath of the mummy. Because mummies have been associated with many magical powers throughout history, some of the mummies found from Egypt were ground into a fine powder and sold as this mystical mummy powder. It's believed the powder had magical healing powers and it wasn't until the discovery of King Tutankhamun and the hype of the media that things would change forever.