{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Loreplay","title":"The Curse of The Pharaoh","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1696,"description":"In 1922, archaeologists opened the tomb of Tutankhamun, and almost immediately, people started dying.Coincidence? Bad luck? Or did they anger something ancient, royal, and deeply petty?In this episode of Loreplay, Dayna Pereira cracks open the legend of The Curse of the Pharaoh—the supposed supernatural punishment that followed those who disturbed King Tut’s tomb. We trace how the curse myth began, who actually died (and who absolutely did not), and why the media latched onto the story like it was the original clickbait headline.Was this divine revenge from beyond the grave—or just a perfect storm of bad timing, poor medical care, and dramatic storytelling?Grab your emotional support scarab and join us as we separate myth from mummy dust in one of history’s most enduring spooky legends.Sources & Further ReadingBritish Museum – King Tut Collection & Tomb HistoryNational Geographic – Articles on the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb and the curse mythSmithsonian Institution – Scientific explanations for the so-called curseBBC – Historical coverage on Howard Carter and Lord CarnarvonJournal of the American Medical Association – Research on tomb bacteria and fungal sporesThe Tomb of Tutankhamun by Howard CarterOxford University Press – Egyptology and funerary belief researchHistory – Overviews of the curse legend and excavation aftermath","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/qrKRCVgS-SidSX8b9CGzZDHhnpF4bwxZyw2FLc5pukw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83MTBl/MDI3MGZkZGE0M2U0/MmJlYjhmNGQ4NjAy/NmY0Ny5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}