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The Poltergeist Curse: Hollywood's Most Haunted Horror Film
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- Jul 13, 2026
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Summary
When Poltergeist was released in 1982, it became an instant horror classic. But in the years that followed, stories of real human skeletons, tragic deaths, on set accidents and whispered blessings gave rise to one of Hollywood's most enduring legends. This week, we explore the making of the film, the strange stories that surrounded it, and the curse that many believe still lingers over the franchise. The BOOK BY US A COFFEE Join Sarah's new FACEBOOK GROUP Subscribe to our PATREON EMAIL us your stories Join us on INSTAGRAM Join us on TWITTER Join us on FACEBOOK Visit our WEBSITE Research Links: https://catalog.afi.com/Film/56862-POLTERGEIST https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084516/locations/ https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Poltergeist-(1982) https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2025/nov/03/if-id-known-the-skeletons-were-real-id-have-been-even-more-disgusted-how-we-made-poltergeist https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/09/poltergeist-at-40 https://library.umbc.edu/specialcollections/garrett/hauntings/poltergeists/seaford-poltergeist/ https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/was-twilight-zone-episode-little-girl-lost-inspiration-for-poltergeist https://www.horrordna.com/features/interview-oliver-robins https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere https://www.dominiquedunne.com/ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1746/heather-o'rourke https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2887/julian-beck https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6964/will-sampson Thanks so much for listening, and we'll catch up with you again on tomorrow. Sarah and Tobie xx "Spacial Winds," Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licenced under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licence http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ SURVEY Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.