Art always carries something mystical, mysterious, deeply hidden from the uninitiated eyes, and is often associated with mysterious, tragic events. For example, in cinema sometimes the screen life of the characters in a strange way affects the fate of actors, directors, almost all members of the film crew.
They seem to be pursued by an evil fate: they suddenly die of diseases, their loved ones are killed. One gets the impression that the shadow of inevitable misfortune literally follows them on their heels. Woman's Day has compiled a list of films that have brought misfortune to people, caused mystical fears and a lot of other troubles.
Trilogy "Poltergeist"
Real tragedies are connected with this film. The reasons are unknown - everything is covered with the darkness of mystery, some ominous mysticism. It is said that for the credibility of the film, the director used real human bones on the set. And among the people there is a belief, even a taboo: you cannot touch the dead, stir up their ashes.
it can be considered superstition, prejudice, but in six years, under rather strange circumstances, four actors who participated in the film "Poltergeist" died. The death of twelve-year-old Heather O Rourke, who played Carol Ann, literally shocked all her colleagues. She died, as the doctors established, from a simple flu.
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Apparently, someone was not guessing at all on the coffee grounds, which predicted Brendan Lee's death on the set. It is there that the actor will soon die. It's hard to believe, but somehow there was a real one in the barrel of a pistol with blank cartridges. The shot turned out to be fatal, fatal …
The actor died in the same way as his father, the famous Bruce Lee. The prediction came true. Perhaps it was a well-planned murder, but the police officers who were investigating did not find any criminals in this case.
Superman
This film bears the stamp of someone's curse. And it is rather strange that it falls on the fate of the actors who played positive roles in this film. The "Superman" curse usually overtakes actors who play goodies. The most famous victims are George Reeves and Christopher Reeve.
George Reeves, who played Superman in the 50s of the last century, was found dead with a gunshot wound. This happened a few days before the scheduled wedding. Christopher Reeve falls unsuccessfully from his horse. As a result, he remained bedridden for the rest of his life.
Rosemary's Baby
They seemed to be walking towards each other: the director and the killer. Almost so can be called the most tragic page in the life of Roman Polanski. While filming Rosemary's Baby, he never imagined that the story that was taking place on the screen would return to him in real grief.
Some eerie mysterious forces intervened in the fate of the famous director. In 1969, Charles Manson killed Roman Polanski's pregnant wife. It is known that even before the film, the director and his wife's murderer simultaneously showed an interest in the occult. Perhaps this circumstance played its fatal role.
Quantum of Solace
The new sequel to Bond, or rather, her shooting, was overshadowed by the fact that three accidents occurred within five days. First, the stuntman Aris Komninos hit the wall with his car. He and his co-driver Bruno Verdirosi were taken to the hospital.
And then another stuntman, Fraser Dunn, lost control of the car and fell into the lake. He, like his colleagues at work, was very lucky. He did not stay in the hospital for long, but some fear remained in his soul, associated with strange accidents that occurred with a certain frequency.
The exorcist
This film stands out among other Hollywood horror films. He is followed by notoriety, a chain of strange and tragic events, strange and ridiculous deaths. A week after filming, the performer of one of the main roles, Jack McGowran, falls seriously ill and dies.
Then another actor, Max von Sydow, receives a telegram in which he is informed of the death of his brother. James Miller's five-year-old daughter gets into a car accident and dies in the hospital without regaining consciousness. And in Rome, during the premiere screening of the film, a crucifix that had adorned the city for four hundred years was destroyed by a lightning strike.
Matrix
It was rumored that this film was cursed at the time. All the tragic stories that happened after its release were allegedly associated with the wrong director's choice. First, one was invited to the main role, and then they took and chose another. Perhaps that is why the death of two actresses - Gloria Foster and Aaliya, who participated in the filming, is associated with this mysterious curse.
Stalker
This film had to be shot twice. For mysterious reasons, the first version was unsuccessful, the experimental film unexpectedly failed. The painting by Andrei Tarkovsky, conceived as a philosophical and fantastic parable, acquired some mysterious mystical details during the filming. It seemed that everything around was saturated with sinister forces. There were rumors of a cursed place.
In general, a real "Gogolism" was in the air! And a few years later, Andrei Tarkovsky, the leading actor, Anatoly Solonitsyn, and director's assistant Larisa Tarkovsky, with the same diagnosis of the disease, suddenly die …
Forever Mary
Michele Placido, probably, did not even suspect what misfortunes would befall his partners on the set. He played the role of a pupil of the colony, trying to set young Sicilian criminals on the right path.
The actors who played these characters seemed to bear the stamp of a curse. And in real life, they behaved as if they were possessed by some evil spirit, pushing them to unpredictable actions that entail death.
First, Stefano Consiglio dies: under the influence of drugs, he lost control of the motorcycle. While fleeing, he was killed by police officers Giorgio Stefano. He was caught stealing from a supermarket. Marco Crisafulli is drowning in the sea. Robert Mariano dies in a plane crash. And Gianni Favilla, who played the role of the director of the colony, is hit by a car.
“Nosferatu. Symphony of Horror"
This silent horror film by German director Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau, filmed in 1921 and released in 1922, is still surrounded by a veil of secrecy. A whole series of ominous events on the set suggested that everyone was being pursued by evil spirits. Actors mysteriously disappeared, died, and no one could guarantee that this could happen to him.