Can a movie really be cursed? From classic horror flicks like The Omen and supernatural pictures like The Crow to family favourites including The Wizard of Oz - dozens of productions have been afflicted by exceptional bad luck and strange happenings over the decades. But were these films really ‘cursed’, or are the bizarre (and sometimes tragic) events linked to them merely coincidences?

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Metro Article:

https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/13/13-cursed-horror-films-tragic-set-deaths-mysterious-haunted-props-23406731/

 Independent Article:

https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/cursed-films-urban-legends-b1910460.html

 Entertainment Weekly Article:

https://archive.org/details/1993-04-16-entertainment-weekly-blood-on-the-set-brandon-lee-b/page/n19/mode/2up

 Esquire Article:

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a27458589/once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood-leonardo-dicaprio-brad-pitt-quentin-tarantino-interview/

 Screensphere Article:

https://screensphere.co.uk/news/7-cursed-movies-like-1994s-the-crow/

 Grunge Article:

https://www.grunge.com/1644499/the-crow-movie-curse-explained/

 Looper Article:

https://www.looper.com/10917/movies-predicted-real-life-deaths/

 Syfy Article:

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/was-the-exorcist-set-really-cursed-and-haunted

 Mirror Article:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/most-cursed-films-time-exorcist-24654402

 AllThatsInteresting Article:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/george-reeves-death

 Time Article:

https://time.com/5647491/wizard-of-oz-curse/