Blood from the Mummy's Tomb (1971)

A superb Hammer horror film. During the days of ancient Egypt Tera, a goddess of evil, is locked in a tomb after having her hand cut off (though she still manages to kill all of the priests). A team of archaeologists discover the tomb, and find the goddess still perfectly preserved in the sarcophagus. Years later the lead of the expedition Fuchs (Andrew Keir) gives his daughter Margaret (Valerie Leon) - who looks remarkably like the goddess - a talisman but that is not enough to stop her being possessed by the goddess and begin to assemble the relics required to bring the goddess back to life...

Margaret discovers that her father has the goddess' tomb in his basement, the goddess herself intact.. apart from her hand which is kept in a box! With the help of a member of her father's team Corbeck (James Villiers), who wants to use the goddess for his own evil ends, Margaret begins to ruthlessly bring about the return of the goddess. Even her boyfriend (Mark Edwards) is sacrificed and the death count remorselessly rises as her father's team is eliminated one by one...

The Age of Aquarius is strong with this one. All the tropes of Egyptian mysticism are present and so expertly woven in a genuinely creepy and frequently terrifying film. The story may at times be a bit slow and there are a few plot holes but that doesn't detract from the horror enjoyment.