Since the Victorian era, Egypt has been an object of obsession for Western culture, often depicted as an oriental land of treasure, mystery, and danger. The world of Egypt in popular culture contains some of the more outlandish manifestations of Egyptian culture, including extraterrestrial intervention and reanimated mummies. In the following posts, we describe the presence and or influence of Ancient Egypt in Western popular culture, covering topics such as, architecture, conspiracy theory, cinema, and more.
