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===== A Munchkin Committed Suicide On The Wizard Of Oz Set ===== | ===== A Munchkin Committed Suicide On The Wizard Of Oz Set ===== | ||
- | The dark form is said to be the body of a munchkin who hanged himself during production after being rejected by the object of his emotions. The truth is less horrific. To give the film a more natural feel, the filmmakers let loose a swarm of wild birds on the set. The shadow is not a dangling body, but rather one of the larger animals, most likely an emu or crane. [([[https:// | + | The dark form is said to be the body of a munchkin who hanged himself during production after being rejected by the object of his affection. The truth is less horrific. To give the film a more natural feel, the filmmakers let loose a swarm of wild birds on the set. The shadow is not a dangling body, but rather one of the larger animals, most likely an emu or crane. [([[https:// |
===== Bill Cosby Purchased The Rights To The Little Rascals With The Intent Of Destroying Them ===== | ===== Bill Cosby Purchased The Rights To The Little Rascals With The Intent Of Destroying Them ===== | ||
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===== Poltergeist Is Cursed ===== | ===== Poltergeist Is Cursed ===== | ||
- | Poltergeist was released in June 1982, and a cast member was murdered just months afterwards. Dominique Dunne, 22, who played Dana, was murdered in her driveway by an abusive ex-boyfriend and was regretfully taken off life support five days later. Julian Beck, the actor who played Kane in Poltergeist II, died of stomach cancer. Will Sampson, who played Taylor, died of a degenerative illness in 1987. Heather O' | + | Poltergeist was released in June 1982, and a cast member was murdered just months afterwards. Dominique Dunne, 22, who played Dana, was murdered in her driveway by an abusive ex-boyfriend and was regretfully taken off life support five days later. Julian Beck, the actor who played Kane in Poltergeist II, died of stomach cancer. Will Sampson, who played Taylor, died of a degenerative illness in 1987. Heather O' |
===== The Omen Is Cursed ===== | ===== The Omen Is Cursed ===== | ||
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+ | The IRA destroyed a restaurant that Neufeld and Peck had reserved for dinner before the same terrorist cell destroyed Neufeld' | ||
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+ | One event is more difficult to dismiss as a coincidental occurrence. Shortly after the US debut, special effects artist John Richardson and his companion Liz Moore were traveling through the Netherlands. Richardson was in charge of the film's several death sequences, notably the infamous one in which David Warner is beheaded behind a truck. They collided while driving, and Richardson was decapitated right in front of Moore. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== The Word “SEX” Is Hidden In A Scene From The Lion King ===== | ||
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+ | Simba drops down dejectedly on a pile of dust that drifts into the sky and looks to spell out the word " | ||
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+ | ===== The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Murders Actually Happened ===== | ||
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+ | The original version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, like many horror films, was sold as a true story. Despite the fact that Leatherface and his young victims were made up, the tale was based on real-life killer Ed Gein, who also inspired psychological thrillers Psycho and The Silence of the Lambs. [([[https:// | ||
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+ | ===== Atuk Curse ===== | ||
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+ | Atuk tells the story of an inexperienced Inuit who moves to New York City. The screenplay, penned by Tod Carroll of National Lampoon fame, has been handed about Hollywood since the 1970s and has nearly been filmed multiple times, but every single actor (four of them) designated to play the lead has died. This is known as "The Atuk Curse." | ||
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+ | ===== A Stuntman Was Killed During The Chariot Race Scene In Ben-Hur ===== | ||
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+ | On set, he was injured, but he did not die. The stuntman' |