The Screaming Woman Mummy looks just as horrific as her nickname suggests, real nightmare stuff.

Now a “virtual dissection” by a Canadian-trained radiologist and mummy expert has found that she might actually have died in excruciating agony.

In other words, her gruesome facial appearance might reflect actual torment. It might not be just a meaningless post-mortem accident. She might thus be an even scarier and compelling figure than she appears on first sight.