CURSES!! POLTERGEIST, THE FIRST (Cursed) FILM, Top “Curse” Movies… Oh, and FLESH EATERS

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In this episode of Magical Mystery Media, Adam returns with some eerie, forgotten, and just plain strange stories behind the movies.

Topics explored in this episode:

The Evolution of the Show

  • A brief note on the show’s rebooted direction: now focused on dark Hollywood lore and forgotten film history

  • Why older paranormal/conspiracy episodes have moved to a new feed: Magical Mystery Radio: Inane Ramblings from the Fringe

Curses and Cinema

  • The long-lost 2001 Flesh Eaters remake – now available to watch on YouTube

  • The infamous Poltergeist Curse: four prominent deaths over six years – more than any other major franchise of that time

  • The real skeletons used on the Poltergeist set – and the medicine man who performed an actual exorcism on location

The Very First Cursed Film?

  • How rumors of hauntings and curses have always been part of film culture, dating even further back to stage, séances, and early photography

  • The tragic mystery of Louis Le Prince, the likely real inventor of motion pictures – who vanished in 1890 before he could unveil his invention to the world

  • A breakdown of Le Prince’s 1888 films, including Roundhay Garden Scene and Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge

  • Theories around his disappearance – including murder, suicide, and conspiracy involving Thomas Edison

And more:

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