Damn horror movies that ended in tragedy during their recordings

If you thought the appearance of a ghost was the worst thing that could happen on a recording set, wait until you hear the stories of these. horror films, of cases known to end in tragedies terrifying, that they even started the curse of legend.

The exorcist

In addition to the many urban legends surrounding one of the most famous and important horror films in history, on the set of ‘The exorcist’ strange things have happened. The most famous case is that of Jack MacCowran, who played Burke Dennings, and who died during a flu epidemic in London, which was thought to be the cause of a curse. Available on HBO Max.

poltergeist

Arguably one of the most tragic movie sets in Hollywood history was’poltergeist’ the classic horror movie to which several deaths were linked. Among them, that of Heather O’Rourke, who after 3 tapes of the franchise, died at the age of 12. Also, Will Sampson, Julian Beck and Dominique Dune, among others who have been linked to him over the years. Available on HBO Max

The prophecy

Another of the films that was attributed with an alleged curse was “The Prophecy”, where several incidents occurred during its recording. The first of them, the main actor, Gregory Peck along with a producer, who were on a plane, which was struck by lightning. Another plane that would have been used in the filming also crashed days before filming, killing all of its passengers.

Rosemary’s Child

In the words of Vanity Fair, “Rose Mary’s little girl” or also known as “The seed of the devil’, and the “the most cursed movie ever made”. Among his many tragedies are the composer’s death, producer William Castle’s kidney disease and, of course, the murder of director Roman Polanski’s wife, Sharon Tate, at the hands of the Manson family. Available on Amazon Prime Video.

Anabelle

In the case of the spin-off horror film “The Conjuring”, there were no deaths, but there were some strange events that couldn’t be explained. According to The Hollywood reporter, the director saw a three-finger print that resembled the demon mark of “Anabelle”, and says that a spotlight fell on the head of one of the protagonists, at the same point where the character dies. Available on HBO Max.

The twilight zone

While not a movie in itself, filming of the television adaptation of “The Twilight Zone” is said to have been cursed. In the recordings, 3 actors died during a scene of the crash of a helicopter, which was supposed to fly very low, but a miscalculation caused the beheading of the blades Vic Morrow and two child actors who participated in the scene.