Et hold af amerikanske arkæologer afdækker en gammel pyramide begravet dybt under den egyptiske ørken. Da de søge i pyramide s dybder, bliver de håbløst tabt i sine mørke og endeløse katakomberne. Søgning efter en vej ud, bliver de desperate for at søge dagslys igen. De kommer til at indse, at de ikke bare fanget, de bliver jaget.

Professor Morlant, a British Egyptologist, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant returns to earth to seek vengeance upon those who removed the jewel from his grave.

The cosmos of the incurable Margarethe. Her journey through the mysteries of the Egyptian underworld. Will she be coming forth by day? Film in two parts by Carsten Frank.