The horror genre is very popular among movie buffs, usually because people lack the thrill of life and want to tickle their nerves. Below is a list of 10 horror movies that have been cursed in real life.
10. Casket of curse
The film is about a teenage girl. In life, she is not doing well, but will soon become even worse. She buys a box that brings people misfortune. On the set, strange things happened every now and then. For no apparent reason, the lighting fixtures failed. Participants in the filming process all the time felt a breath of wind, but the shooting took place indoors. An unpleasant situation has occurred with the “main character” of the horror box. After the filming was completed, all the details were removed to the warehouse. After a while there was a fire, nothing remained of the casket. The cause of the fire was never identified.
9. Secrets of an old hotel
The film tells the story of two hotel workers. The hotel is on the verge of closure, Luke and Claire have nothing to do. They start a ghost hunt, because there are a lot of rumors about the hotel. They say that ghosts live there. Some critics did not say very well about the film. Many scenes are predictable, nothing new and unusual for the viewer. But on the set was really scary. The doors themselves opened and closed, the appliances went out of order, and then, as if nothing had happened, they began to work. The actors were in a panic, every night all the participants in the filming process had nightmares. Only the director Tai West remained unperturbed. It was only thanks to him that the film was made. He reassured everyone, encouraged and asked not to pay attention to unusual phenomena.
8. The horror of Amityville
The film “The Amityville Horror” was shot in 1979, its shooting was not perfect. It seemed that someone was interfering in the process all the time. In 2005, a remake was shot at Amityville. The crew had to get very nervous. The movie is based on real events. The boy shot his parents, sisters and brothers while they were sleeping. This happened at 3.15 nights. Later, another family acquired this house, after 28 days they fled from there, taking nothing from things. First, the filming participants were scared by the corpse of a man who was found off the coast. Many actors woke up at 3.15 nights, just when terrifying events occurred. Katie and George Lutz - prototypes of the main characters who bought the "scary" house, died some time after the premiere of the film.
7. Twilight zone
The Twilight Zone consists of four short stories. Filming the first was overshadowed by a terrible event. It was supposed to end with the rescue of children during the Vietnam War. For this purpose a helicopter was used. Actor Vick Morrow felt that something terrible would happen, but did not ask the director to replace him with an understudy. The helicopter crashed on Morrow and two of his little colleagues from Vietnam. Everyone died. The filmmakers were accused of manslaughter. True, they have not been proven guilty.
6. The Curse of Annabelle
A chilling story. A young man chooses a gift for his wife, an old doll attracts his attention. One night, Satanists attack their home. After some time, strange things begin to happen in the house. The same things happened on the set. Curse members saw claw marks everywhere. An incident with a lighting device also occurred. He fell on the actor during the filming. According to the plot of the film, the man was supposed to die for the same reason. Filmmakers decided to cut this scene.
5. The spell
And again this doll. This time, the Perron family had problems. They live in seclusion, but suddenly otherworldly forces begin to terrorize them. This story is based on real events. Ed and Lorraine Warren fight ghosts and help people. The Perron family asks them for help. It was all really. Nothing terrible happened on the set of the film. But the main character admits that she saw claw marks twice. The director woke up at night from the fact that his dog was behaving uneasily. She seemed to drive someone away. When the Perron family visited the set, the wind blew on the street, but the trees remained motionless.
4. The Exorcist
The Exorcist was called the “worst movie of all time,” perhaps not only because it scares the viewer. During the filming, there were so many terrible events that a documentary was even shot about him. At the heart of the plot of the “Exorcist” is the story of the girl into whom the devil moved, in 1973 such films have not yet been made. He was the first. Actresses who played the main characters received serious injuries. The pavilion burned down, in which the film was shot, the numerous deaths of actors and their relatives. It is not known what it is, coincidence or the action of otherworldly forces.
3. Raven
The film tells of sad events. Halloween, a gang of robbers broke into the home of a young family. They kill Eric and his bride. A year later, Eric gets up from the grave, he wants to avenge these scumbags for himself and his beloved woman. Only now Eric is a raven. Strange things happened during the filming of the film. Actors were shocked, all the time someone was injured, a fire, a hurricane, destroyed scenery. But perhaps the most tragic event is the death of the actor. Brandon Lee died from a shot from a revolver. A stub stuck in it, she, along with a blank cartridge, entered the actor right in the stomach. Brandon was hospitalized, the operation lasted five hours, but the bleeding was never stopped. The actor died at the age of 28, two weeks before his own wedding.
2. Poltergeist
The Bowen family buys a new home, but the joy of the purchase does not last long. Strange things begin to happen in the house. The fact is that the poltergeist lives here, and he will not leave the family alone. The film is notorious. The young actress girl was strangled by her boyfriend. This happened after the premiere of the film. A few years later, Will Sampson and Julian Back died. The smallest actress Heather O’Rourke died of cardiac arrest. Too many deaths for one movie. Apparently, someone really did not like him. How can one not believe in the supernatural after this?
1. Omen
Robert Thorne's wife gives birth to a dead child. This is her second attempt, Robert is afraid for her and decides to substitute. But the baby that they give him is the devil's messenger. Filming was also overshadowed by numerous deaths. Several lightning strikes, accidents, even trained animals behaved aggressively. The director and one of the actors miraculously managed to avoid death, though after the premiere of the film. The proponent Elizabeth Moore also died, she was in a plane crash. It seems that after such stories, horror will be shot much less, but no, they are still filmed.