A horror film franchise is seemingly cursed when it experiences tragedies including hauntings, serious accidents, fatal illness and murder.
Let's Taco 'Bout True Crime: https://www.truecrimepodcast.com/lets-taco-bout-true-crime
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
https://www.ranker.com/list/victims-of-the-poltergeist-curse/melissa-brinks
https://www.grunge.com/35883/bizarre-things-happened-set-poltergeist/
http://www.the13thfloor.tv/2015/12/22/the-shocking-history-of-the-poltergeist-curse/
http://www.iconsoffright.com/IV_Oliver.htm
http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/143731%7C0/Heather-O-Rourke/
https://www.statesman.com/article/20110202/NEWS/302029646
From 1922 to the 1940s over 40 child actors would be cast in a popular series of short films and many of them would later fall victim to strange accidents, illnesses, drug addiction, financial hardship, murder and suicide. This is The Curse of The Little Rascals.
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
Television Episode: E! True Hollywood Story: Curse of the Little Rascals
Alfalfa's Mysterious Death - www.tvparty.com
Convicted killer of "Little Rascal" dies - AP, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas, July 19, 2014
Every manifestation of the Man of Steel - comic books, television shows and films - has been marked by bad blood, shattered careers, tragic accidents and even murder. This is the Curse of Superman.
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
George Reeves Revealed: An Inside Look at the Life and Tragic Death of Television's First Superman by Ed Gross for CloserWeekly.com, Feb. 27, 2019
Who Killed Superman? TheGuardian.com, Nov. 17, 2006
Three child actors become stars after being cast in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes in 1978. But, all three would go on to live troubled adult lives including drug addiction, legal troubles and untimely death.
These are the stories of Todd Bridges, Dana Plato and Gary Coleman.
Several resources were used in the research for this episode including:
The Tragic Stars of Different Strokes, People Magazine, March 25, 1991
Gary Coleman dies at 42; child star of hit sitcom Diff'rent Strokes by Dennis McClellan for The Los Angeles Times, May 29, 2010.
The Overdose Death of Dana Plato by Frank Wilkins for ReelReviews.com.
Todd Bridges book: Killing Wills: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted, Simon and Schuster, 2010.
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