Sarcophagus (7 Aug. 1998)

A amber-like cocoon mass found in ancient burial chamber begins to affect a man imprinting him with the last memories of a long suspended alien and begins to affect his life and decisions.

Director:

Jeff Woolnough

Writer:

Bill Froehlich

Stars:

Lisa Zane, David Cubitt, Peter Wilds

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Lisa Zane	...	Natalie Grainger
David Cubitt	...	Curtis Grainger
Peter Wilds
Eli Gabay
Robert Picardo	...	Emmet Harley
Doug Jones	...	Alien / Alien Doctor
Patricia Dahlquist	...	Doctor

Storyline

While searching for evidence of an advanced neolithic culture archaeologists find a burial chamber. There are what appear to be several human skeletons but most fascinating is a skeleton wrapped in a resin-like material. Expedition leader Nathalie Granger insists that they continue excavating the site themselves keeping what they've found secret lest someone else take the credit from them. As the cocoon dissolves, Nathalie's husband Curtis feels like something has entered his mind and sees images of a battle with a group of primitive humans. The creature, which Curtis feels is of alien origin, begins to reconstitute itself and one of the expedition members starts to be more concerned about the profit they could make rather than the scientific value of the find. Curtis - and a reluctant Nathalie - decide to save the creature.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Details

Release Date:

7 August 1998 (USA)

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Trivia

Per the title, a sarcophagus is a funeral receptacle or coffin for a corpse most commonly carved or cut from stone and usually found in ancient Egypt.

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