It is true that some are born under an unlucky star -- that some experience the worst life
has to offer, creating chaos and problems no matter where they go.
No along with this idea comes the theory that some people are born cursed, or can have a
cursed passed along to them.
Now -- these people aren’t the only ones, because since the beginning of cinema there
have always been rumours of cursed films -- and the horror genre seems to attract this bad
juju more than any other genre.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, we’re going to be counting down the Top 5 Cursed Horror
Movies You Should Never Watch - Part 2.
Lets jump in.
5 The Crow (1994) The Crow was a martial arts film that starred
Brandon Lee, the son of Bruce Lee.
The film itself was wrapped up in doom and gloom.
With the script originally being written after the tragic death of one of the writer’s
wives.
And once the film came into fruition, what followed was tragedy after tragedy.
Crew members were being accidentally electrocuted, stabbed, and trucked were set on fire.
However, the most infamous tragedy was that of lead actor Brandon Lee.
One of the last scenes to be shot for the film involved Lee being shot with a rubber
bullet.
However, there was a metal shard lodged in the chamber, and when the bullet hit Lee in
the abdomen, it killed him.
He was only 28 years old.
Now, it was a freak accident, but when you consider his father, Bruce Lee’s death at
32, Brandon’s death took on a spooky form.
Bruce Lee supposedly had multiple premonitions of his death, including one that told him
he would only live half the time of his father, who died at the age of 64.
Brandon Lee even admitted to believing that there was a curse on his family, which many
believe resulted in his early death.
According to reports, he even admitted to some friends before the tragedy that he had
strong feelings he would die young, just like his father.
4 The Believers (1987) This film directed by John Schlesinger, follows
the story of a psychiatrist who discovers a satanic cult conducting child sacrifices.
Now, the curse this film supposedly holds doesn’t actually involve the cast or crew,
but instead the people outside of the film who died because of its influence.
Adolfo Constanzo and Sara Aldrete were members of a cult known as Narco-Satanist which operated
outside of Mexico City.
Both of them were obsessed with The Believers, and began to sacrifice animals before moving
up to humans.
On March 31, 1989, the pair kidnapped American pre-med student Mark Kilroy while he was on
spring break in Mexico.
His body was found by police, along with fifteen others.
He had been sacrificed by the deranged couple.
3 The Amityville Horror Inspired by true events, The Amityville Horror
is based on the paranormal experiences of the Lutz family after moving into a new home
in Amityville, New York, just one year after former resident Ronald DeFeo Jr shot and killed
his entire family.
The Lutz claimed to have experienced strange goings on, and that they were forced out of
the home by an evil entity that terrorized them.
A book was written and later adapted for film in 1979 -- and the ghostly encounters seemed
to also haunt the film set.
Star James Brolin, who reportedly didn’t believe in the Lutzes story, experienced spooky
occurrence while studying the novel for the film.
He was initially hesitant to take the role until his pants fell from their hanger causing
him to jump and nearly crash his head through the ceiling.
Oh boy.
In the later depiction of the film, crew members who were filming often found themselves waking
up at 3:15 in the morning, which was the time the original Amityville killings occurred.
Not only that, but the body of a dead fisherman washed up along the shore near the set.
However, this wasn’t the only dead body.
Kathy Lutz who owned the real home, died shortly before the shooting sessions began on the
original film.
Her husband then died in 2005 while trying to sue over movie rights during the remake’s
creation.
Coincidence?
2 Twilight Zone (1982) The Movie based on the anthology TV series
is pretty much known for just one thing, Vic Morrow.
During production of the film, a terrible helicopter crash occurred, killing actor Morrow,
and his two young co-stars.
Following a pyrotechnics accident, the helicopter lost control and crashed directly on top of
the three actors, decapitating Morrow.
Though none of the helicopter passengers died, they were all injured.
Following the accident director John Landis and the film’s crew spent years in court
to prove that they weren’t at fault for the crash -- with the families of the victims
essentially settling.
While the film was still released, the accident certainly tainted it.
The tragedy takes on an even eerie tone when you sift through Vic Morrow’s IMDb -- with
one of his earlier films, Dirty Mary Crazy Larry including a scene where Morrow’s character
flying a helicopter.
According to the legend, Morrow refused to get in it, saying, “I have a premonition
that I’m going to die in a helicopter crash.”
Very creepy.
1 Rosemary’s Baby (1968) I don’t think anyone had a fun time while
filming Rosemary’s Baby.
Mia Farrow’s husband, Frank Sinatra, divorced her during the shoot -- and the film’s composer
died of a blood clot, in a similar vein as one of the characters in the film.
However, perhaps the most shocking curse connected to the film is the murder of director, Roman
Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, under the order of Charles Manson.
The Manson Family broke into Polanski’s house and killed Tate and their unborn child,
a year after Rosemary’s Baby was completed.
Not only that, but there are some very odd connections between Rosemary’s Baby, The
Beatles, and Charles Manson.
Manson was heavily influenced by the Beatles songs “Helter Skelter” and “Piggies”,
which built up a lot of his bizarre philosophy.
The Beatles also happened to write a song called “Dear Prudence” which was written
about Mia Farrow’s younger sister, Prudence.
Weirder still, John Lennon was killed in 1980 outside the Dakota, the apartment building
where Rosemary’s Baby was filmed?
Coincidence or curse?
You tell me.