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American Hysteria

Horror Movie Curses with 'What Went Wrong' Podcast

American Hysteria

W!ZARD Studios

Society & Culture

4.43.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2025

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

What Went Wrong hosts Chris Winterbauer and Lizzie Bassett join me to tell the stories of three allegedly cursed horror movies and the unexplained events that befell the cast, crew, and sometimes even audiences. Were these films really possessed by dangerous, otherworldly energy? Or are we dealing with social conditions, marketing gimmicks, and safety violations that are all too human? What Went Wrong is a podcast that takes a loving look at Hollywood's most disastrous movie productions, and happens to be one of my favorite shows. Subscribe to What Went Wrong wherever you get your podcasts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a Patron⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support our show and get early ad-free episodes and bonus content Or subscribe to American Hysteria on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get some of our new merch at ⁠⁠⁠⁠americanhysteria.com⁠⁠⁠⁠, all profits go to The Sameer Project, a Palestinian-led mutual aid group who are on the ground in Gaza delivering food and supplies to displaced families. Leave us a message on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Urban Legends Hotline⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Producer and Editor: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Miranda Zickler⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Associate Producer: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Riley Swedelius-Smith⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosted by Chelsey Weber-Smith Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

You're trying to sell the idea that a movie is real to suspend people's disbelief.

0:07.1

And here comes this idea that it's so real, that it haunted the people on set.

0:11.2

And you could actually, it's risky for you to watch this.

0:15.2

Yes.

0:16.2

It's a great sales pitch.

0:23.8

What went wrong? pitch. What Went Wrong is a podcast that takes a loving look at Hollywood's most disastrous movie productions

0:31.4

and happens to be one of my favorite shows out there.

0:36.0

Hosts Chris Winterbauer and Lizzie Bassett

0:38.8

join me to tell the stories of three allegedly cursed horror movies,

0:45.0

the potentially paranormal forces that affected their productions and releases,

0:50.7

as well as the tragedies and unexplained events that befell the cast, crew, and sometimes even the audiences.

1:00.2

Were these films really possessed by dangerous otherworldly energy?

1:05.8

Or are we dealing with social conditions, marketing gimmicks, and safety violations that are all too human?

1:15.4

I'm your host, Chelsea Weber Smith, truly, most favorite podcasts out there.

1:42.8

What Went Wrong.

1:44.0

And welcome Chris and Lizzie. Thank you so much for

1:47.1

talking to me today. Thank you for having us. Thank you for having us. We're very excited. I'm so excited.

1:52.7

And today we are talking about a very fun topic that I think kind of permeates the world of horror movies and has for a long time.

2:03.7

And that is the curses that follow some of the darker movies made in the last 100 years.

2:11.7

So today we're going to cover three of them.

2:14.4

And we'll get to, you know, we'll surprise you with what those are as we go along.

2:18.5

But first, I thought it'd be fun to talk to both of you about your feeling about the curses,

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