Nairobi, April 20 -- Let's say you haven't seen the trailers of this movie. I should probably warn you, Lee Cronin's The Mummy is not what you think. Before you get that ticket, you need to curate your expectations.

If you walk in thinking of Brendan Fraser's adventures from 1999 and 2001, you'll be blindsided. Those were family-friendly action fantasies that blended comedy and spectacle with charm. Cronin's version is something else, a straight-up horror film, closer to Evil Dead Rise or an exorcism story than any treasure-hunting epic.

It is not a film to take your children to, nor one to watch casually while having something to eat or drink. It is a film designed to unsettle, disgust, and terrify.

The story begins with a journalist ...