This is a solid contribution to the burgeoning Netflix Horror-series drama, though it dwells more on exploring the actions of supernatural entities than the shock factor. I really appreciated the mixture of Egyptian monsters that haunt Euro-American popular culture, such as the mummy, with Western monsters seen through an Egyptian lens, like the succubus and Lucifer. The main character is extremely unlikeable and unsympathetic, a self-absorbed narcissistic professor, but somehow he solves all the problems while others who get caught up in the adventure get killed. Sometimes the plot and effects can seem low-grade, especially during the Libyan desert episode, but the 1960s Egyptian scenery is atmospheric and well done, and all the storylines came together nicely in a (for the most part) satisfying and sophisticated way at the end.
