The Curse of The Curse

Imaginary Worlds

Eric Molinsky

Arts, Science Fiction, Fiction, Society & Culture

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 May 2020

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

When things go wrong, it’s tempting to say something’s cursed as a joke. But when things go dreadfully wrong on horror movie sets, some fans have speculated that the films were literally cursed. Jay Cheel talks about his new documentary series “Cursed Films,” which explores why people believe the cast and crew of The Exorcist, The Omen, and other horror films were targeted by demonic forces. Special effects artist Craig Reardon and director Gary Sherman separate fact from fiction with the alleged Poltergeist curse. And I talk with professor Brandon Grafius, author of “Reading the Bible with Horror,” about why religion can prompt us to believe in curses. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:06.8	You're listening to Imaginary Worlds, a show about how we create them and why we suspend
1:10.6	our disbelief.
1:12.1	I'm Eric Mollinsky.
1:14.2	It was 1988.
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