Horror films may not frighten you, and that’s ok, however, rumors of cursed films have always
existed and has often caused viewers to quake in fear.
It has long been told that entire productions have been cursed, even stretching as far back
as Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
So today on Top 5 Scary Videos, we’re going to be counting down the Top 5 Cursed Horror
Movies You Should Never Watch.
Lets jump in.
5 The Innkeepers (2011) This 2011 horror directed by Ti West follows
two employees at a New England hotel who decided to investigate stories of hauntings and the
paranormal.
However, their curiosity awakens something far more sinister.
As it goes, The Innkeepers was a pretty run-of-the-mill horror movie, however, it might ring a bell
for you for a completely different reason.
It now resides amongst the alleged cursed horror films in history.
According to sources, this is in part due to Ti West making unfortunate mistakes during
shooting -- including housing the movie crew, and himself, in one of the most haunted hotels
in Connecticut.
The Yankee Pedlar Inn -- while they shot the film.
History tells that the Yankee Pedlar Inn is known for having ghostly apparitions, and
poltergeist activity -- not only that, but guests at the inn have reported having nightmarish
dreams.
The curse that followed the film was mostly based on ghosts -- with them seemingly taking
offense to having a film made about them.
Actors who stayed on set also reported feeling weird cold spots, as well as seeing strange
things, including shattering light bulbs during shooting.
4 The Omen (1976) Released back in 1976, this horror directed
by Richard Donner follows American diplomat, Robert, as he adopts Damien following the
death of his unborn child.
A series of sinister events unfold and Robert quickly comes to the conclusion that he may
have adopted the Antichrist.
To begin, the film was ruled on June 6th, 1976, aka, 666.
Right off the bat the film was daring the devil to get involved, with the first incident
occurring when the special effects designer for the film was involved in a car accident,
which left his assistant dead.
Leading on from that, after actor Gregory Peck signed on to the film, his own son committed
suicide.
Peck, would also go on to experience more upsetting and disturbing phenomenons, when
a bolt of lightning struck his plane as it was crossing the Atlantic, and a second bolt
of lightning striking producer Mace Neufield’s plane.
With the latter setting the engine ablaze and almost resulted in a crash.
Animal attacks also occurred on set, with multiple actors and trainers receiving injuries.
And guys, it doesn’t end there.
A group of people heading to set go into a car accident, and Richard Donner’s hotel
was bombed by the IRA during filming.
So, what do you think?
Was Satan behind this unexplainable incidents?
3 The Exorcist (1973) It’s not too hard to believe that one of
the most terrifying and controversial supernatural horror movies in history would suffer some
bizarre occurances during production.
Released back in 1973 and directed by William Friedkin, The Exorcist follows a young girl,
Regan, as she becomes possessed by a demon after playing with a Ouija Board.
To begin, the screening of The Exorcist kicked off by having a 16th-century church across
the street from the theatre get struck by lightning.
Not only that, but during production of the film, the set caught on fire in the room that
was supposed to be the family’s home.
Regan’s room was unexplainably untouched.
This resulted in the shoot being delayed, but when they returned the tragedies continued.
Around eight different deaths are connected with the film -- including actors Vasiliki
Maliaros and Jack MacGowran, who died shortly after post-production -- which baffled many
as both of their characters also died in the film.
Many injuries also occurred, even one involving Ellen Burstyn, who plays the mother of Regan.
Burstyn was seriously injured during one scene that actually made it into the film.
At one point Burstyn gets thrown back into the wall, however, her harness broke resulting
in her colliding at full speed, and the blood curdling scream you hear is actually real.
Linda Blair who played Regan also suffered, when she was thrown off the bed by an unseen
force.And finally, the voice of the demonic entity we see in the film, Mercedes McCambridge,
was the tragic victim of a domestic violence killing shortly after the film was released.
2 Poltergeist (1982) Poltergeist has gone down as one of the most
notoriously unlucky films in history -- and for a good reason.
Released in 1982, Poltergeist follows the strange and creepy happenings that befall
an average California family.
As ghosts attempt to communicate with them through the television, even sucking in their
youngest daughter, Carol Ann.
Now, there are many theories as to why Poltergeist attracted such negative energy, many concluding
that it was because Spielberg opted to use real human skeletons as props without telling
the actors.
Gross.
Not only that but Dominique Dunne who played Dana Freeman died during production at just
23.
She was murdered by an abusive ex-boyfriend who choked her into a coma, which she never
awoke from.
Heather O’Rourke who played Carol Ann died at just 12 years old -- it was sudden with
the young girl being linked to an undetected illness.
It doesn’t stop there, folks.
A mechanical clown that was used actually tried to strangle actor Oliver Robins.
He was choked so hard by the clown that he actually had marks on his neck following the
incident.
Not only that, but James Kahn who wrote the novelization of the movie reported seeing
some truly creepy stuff.
He stated that lightning struck the buildings that he was writing in.
Noting, “The facing on the air-conditioning unit blew off, flew across the room, and hit
me in the back.
After about half a minute or a minute, the lights flickered and went on, and then all
the video games in the room started playing themselves.”
-- Spooky.
1 Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made (1988/2018) This film has had a long and weird history,
with it being produced back in the 1970’s by brothers documenting an occult ritual before
disappearing and resurfacing back in in 1988.
After a screening at a film festival in Budapest, the theatres burned to the ground, resulting
in several of the event’s programmers dying under mysterious circumstances.
Moving on from that, a couple years later, a riot erupted in a theatre in San Francisco
that was screening Antrum; and during which time, the only physical copy of the film went
missing.
Now, once again the film as emerged -- with it making the rounds at film festivals last
year.
Now -- I may be cheating by putting this film as number one, as it was recently revealed
that the film itself is a mockumentary.
However, the filmmakers have openly stated that they believe the film has blurred the
lines between fiction and reality by encouraging people to add to its mythology.
Executive Producer, Eric Thirteen was quoted as saying, “Everywhere I went people were
talking about this secret film Antrum.
Filmmakers passing it around.
You’d hear that it was from the 70’s, or that it was part documentary, or that it
had cursed footage spliced into it.
One person literally dared me to watch it, which I frankly scoffed at.
Still, I had to know what the film really was -- and once I saw it, the feelings wouldn’t
leave.
The allure of something you weren’t supposed to watch.”
-- Chilling.
Well, there we have it!
Do you guys agree with our list?
Were there any cursed horror movies that we missed?
Leave us all your thoughts and feelings in the comments down below and perhaps we can
do a part 2.
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