The Scorpion King: Book of Souls
The Scorpion King: Book of Souls is a direct-to-video sword and sorcery action-adventure film that was released on October 23, 2018. As the fifth installment in The Scorpion King series, it represents the culmination of the original series and a sequel to The Scorpion King 4: Quest for Power. The film stars Zach McGowan as Mathayus, along with Pearl Thusi, Mayling Ng, and Peter Mensah in supporting roles. Directed by Don Michael Paul and written by David Alton Hedges. Plot In ancient Egypt, King Memtep makes a covenant with Anubis, lord of the underworld, to create a cursed sword so powerful that whoever possesses it could rule the world. The sword, named the Fang of Anubis, is fueled by taking the souls of its enemies; the names of those killed by the sword are forever written in the Book of Souls. Nebserek plunders the tomb of King Memtep and steals the Fang of Anubis. Meanwhile, his lieutenant Khensa captures the blacksmith Mathayus (Zach McGowan), who they claim is the Scorpion King (which he denies) and kills his friend Abel. A warrior from Nubia, Tala, frees the blacksmith and heals him with the stings of scorpions. She tells him that her