The Exorcist: The entire set burnt down, but the haunted room was saved! 20 deaths occurred before the release of this Oscar-winning film
The Exorcist: we have learned about the various effects that films have on people’s lives. Some are ordinary and some are surprising. Similarly, today we are going to tell you about one of the most cursed films in the world, due to which many people lost their lives.
Some women even claimed to have suffered miscarriages because of this film. Not only this, there was a fire on the set of this film, in which everything was burnt to ashes.
Seeing all the things that happened on the set of this film, everyone’s soul was shaken. This film was released 51 years ago, but whatever happened on its sets was also mentioned in a documentary later.
You will be surprised to know that this cursed film won two Oscars and four Golden Globe Awards.
The name of this film is ‘The Exorcist’, which was released in 1973. This movie is not only considered to be the most terrifying film in the world but is also considered to be a cursed film.
Seeing this, many people had heart attacks. People started vomiting in theatres. Some people were feeling uneasy and some were feeling suffocated. It is said that in 1973, ambulances were standing near the theatres where this film was shown.
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The director was badly scared
According to a website named syfy.com, the troubles of the film team had started ever since The Exorcist was announced. A few days after the shooting, an actor associated with the film died under mysterious circumstances.
Then the film’s director William Friedkin said in an interview with a magazine named Castle of Frankenstein, I don’t believe in witchcraft, but after what I saw on the set of this film, I definitely believe in demonic possession.
I believe that ghosts and vampires exist. Some things cannot be treated by any medical or psychiatric means.
As soon as the shoot started, the fire broke out on the set, the haunted room was saved!
As soon as the team of ‘The Exorcist’ started shooting, a massive fire broke out on the set. Everything was burnt to ashes. Only that one room was safe, where the scenes related to ghosts were being shot.
Everyone was surprised to see how not even a spark of fire reached there. 20 people died during the shooting of this film. When the fire broke out, 9 people died in it. Many actors lost their lives.
For this reason, it was declared the most cursed film. The shooting of the film was stopped for about one and a half months.
Everyone was in deep shock and trembling with fear. The remaining people of the team were not ready to come to the set and work again.
These actors died of the movie- The Exorcist
The first actor to die was Jack McGauran. He played the role of Burke Dennings in the film. After this, the second death occurred of Vasiliki Maliaros. He died before the release of ‘The Exorcist’.
The director saw her in a New York Greek restaurant and then offered her the role of Father Damin’s mother in the film.
20 people died, many lost their lives in the fire
Ellen Burstyn, who played the role of Reagan’s mother in The Exorcist, told in the documentary that 9 people had lost their lives in a fire during the shooting of this film.
From the actors to the watchman and assistant cameraman, there was also a newborn baby. Many people were injured there. Some got serious illnesses for life, some had their toe and some other body parts amputated.
Actress Linda Blair also suffered from a serious disease called scoliosis. On the instructions of the director, she had to shoot wearing a thin gown at minus 28 degrees. Due to this her spinal cord also got injured.
Someone gets a heart attack after watching the film, women miscarry!
It is said that in 1973, a screening of ‘The Exorcist’ was held 5 days before its release, in which, among others, executives of Warner Bros. also attended.
But he was horrified after watching the film and left without reviewing it. Some people also ran away in fear after watching some scenes of the film.
At the same time, there were reports of some women having miscarriages and some having a heart attack after watching this film.
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