The Poltergeist Curse: Hollywood's Most Haunted Horror Film

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When Poltergeist was released in 1982, it became an instant horror classic. But in the years that followed, stories of real human skeletons, tragic deaths, on set accidents and whispered blessings gave rise to one of Hollywood's most enduring legends. This week, we explore the making of the film, the strange stories that surrounded it, and the curse that many believe still lingers over the franchise.The BOOKBY US A COFFEEJoin Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUPSubscribe to our PATREONEMAIL us your storiesJoin us on INSTAGRAMJoin us on TWITTERJoin us on FACEBOOKVisit our WEBSITEResearch Links:https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56862-POLTERGEISThttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/locations/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Poltergeist-(1982)https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/03/if-id-known-the-skeletons-were-real-id-have-been-even-more-disgusted-how-we-made-poltergeisthttps://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/poltergeist-at-40https://library.umbc.edu/specialcollections/garrett/hauntings/poltergeists/seaford-poltergeist/https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/was-twilight-zone-episode-little-girl-lost-inspiration-for-poltergeisthttps://www.horrordna.com/features/interview-oliver-robinshttps://www.biography.com/movies-tv/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeerehttps://www.dominiquedunne.com/https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1746/heather-o'rourkehttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2887/julian-beckhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6964/will-sampsonThanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow.Sarah and Tobie xx"Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licencehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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