When Sir Keith Chase of Oxford University stumbled upon the sacred crypt of Monosha in West Bengal, it was the archaeological find of the century. But what Sir Keith didn't know was that by breaking open the musty burial chamber he had brought on himself one of the most ancient and terrifying curses known to Man...

For Monosha was the Hindu goddess "Mother Serpent". And for any mortal who defiled her tomb, a fearful vengeance lay in store - the remorseless, agonising vengeance of the deadly Hooded One...