Episode 166: Horror Movie Curses

When you turn on a scary movie, you expect to be frightened by what you seen on screen. But for these movies, what happened behind the scenes was also the stuff of nightmares. Is this the case of simple coincidence, with large casts and crews falling victim to unfortunate but common tragedies? Or were these films cursed by their supernatural subject matter? This week’s episode is Horror Movie Curses.

Fabio Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjAYxpXUklc

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