Shudder Exclusive ‘Cursed Films’ Explores the Creepy Lore of Hollywood

Shudder’s new documentary series Cursed Films will go behind the seemingly cursed productions of five well known films: Poltergeist, The Exorcist, The Omen, The Crow, and Twilight Zone: The Movie.

Featuring interviews from The Omen director Richard Donner, The Exorcist star Linda Blair, horror icons Kane Hodder and Michael Berryman, Troma Entertainment co-founder Lloyd Kaufman, Poltergeist III director Gary Sherman, historian Mitch Horowitz, and Blumhouse executive/Shock Waves podcast co-host Ryan Turek. The series dives into mysterious occurrences during and after these supposed ill-fated films.

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The new docu-series will premiere on the streaming network on April 2 with its The Exorcist episode. After that, episodes about Poltergeist and The Omen will debut on April 9; finishing up with shows on The Crow and Twilight Zone: The Movie on April 16. Cursed Films will be available on Shudder in the US, Canada, U.K. and Ireland.

You can check out the trailer below. Stay tuned to ScaryNerd as we head to SXSW to review the Poltergeist and The Omen episodes of Cursed Films this March. So be sure to follow us for more of all things horror!

Synopsis per Shudder:
Cursed Films is a five-part documentary series which explores the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. From plane accidents and bombings during the making of The Omen, to the rumored use of real human skeletons on the set of Poltergeist, these stories are legendary amongst film fans and filmmakers alike. But where does the truth lie? Cursed Films reveals the events that haunted these productions through interviews with experts, witnesses and the cast, directors and producers who lived through the real-life events. Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?