A killer mummy and depraved sex are the two main themes in Wake the Dead. Laymon clearly was having fun here. As usual, his best scares come in short bursts, just a couple of sentences or a paragraph that you'll think about for a long time after.My favorite scenes in this novel recount the discovery of the mummy, which reminded me very much of H.P. Lovecraft's "Imprisoned with the Pharohs".