[Vintage pulp horror book cover for The Price of Waking, showing an Egyptian mummy queen waking in a gilded tomb sarcophagus]
This distressed retro pulp fiction paperback cover for *The Price of Waking* depicts an ancient Egyptian royal mummy waking while resting inside a hieroglyph-carved golden sarcophagus, surrounded by gilded tomb treasure and stone pillars. The mid-century horror art uses warm rich gold, deep shadowed black, and weathered beige tones, with dramatic beams of light and bold jagged title text building a suspenseful supernatural mood. The cover includes Temple Books branding, and notes the story is available with accompanying audio on the linked blog section.

Vintage pulp horror book cover for The Price of Waking — AI art by @germancowboy

@germancowboy · 9/17/2026

Entry in the Retro Pulp Covers theme on BudgetPixel.

**WLW Fantasy Story: The Price of Waking** After thousands of years in darkness, Pharaoh Nefraya opens her eyes to a world that has forgotten her, a tomb filled with treasure, and a body slowly remembering warmth, touch, and desire. As she tears away the sacred wrappings that kept her bound to death, another hunger awakens with her—the need for a woman strong enough to meet her gaze without kneeling. Somewhere in the shadows, someone is waiting…and she has a price. Read or listen to here: https://budgetpixel.com/blog/the-price-of-waking

[Vintage pulp horror book cover for The Price of Waking, showing an Egyptian mummy queen waking in a gilded tomb sarcophagus]
This distressed retro pulp fiction paperback cover for *The Price of Waking* depicts an ancient Egyptian royal mummy waking while resting inside a hieroglyph-carved golden sarcophagus, surrounded by gilded tomb treasure and stone pillars. The mid-century horror art uses warm rich gold, deep shadowed black, and weathered beige tones, with dramatic beams of light and bold jagged title text building a suspenseful supernatural mood. The cover includes Temple Books branding, and notes the story is available with accompanying audio on the linked blog section.

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justrob

so good 🔥

archminalabib

Great

wildanimage

mummy