Summary: <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In Ghostly’s seventeenth episode,<br> Pat and Rebecca explore the curse of Poltergeist,<br> the 1982 movie by Steven Spielberg and Tobe Hooper and its sequels. Legend says<br> that the movie was cursed because of its dark subject matter and use of real<br> skeletons in the original movie. Several actors suffered untimely deaths,<br> including two of its main stars, Dominque Dunne and Heather O’Rourke. Other<br> paranormal claims include lightening strikes, mechanical clowns attacking<br> children, and an exorcism. Do all these events add up to a curse? As always,<br> you the listener get to decide.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Poltergeist_Filmlogo.png">Poltergeist Logo: It Knows What Scares You</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Questions explored in this episode: <br> <br> <br> <br> What happened on the set of the Poltergeist movies that led people to believe<br> it was cursed? What happened to Dominique Dunne? How did Heather O’Rourke die?<br> What claims did JoBeth Williams, who played the mother make about the film? Did<br> she and others experience poltergeist activity? What is a poltergeist? Why was<br> there an exorcism performed on the set of the second movie? Is there a Poltergeist curse? <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/poltergeist-movie-curse-documentary-explore-830368">Creepy Clown Doll from Poltergeist</a><br> <br> <br> <br> [8:13] Listen to hear Pat give a basic plot overview along with a brief history of the movie and the details of the deaths of two of the main stars, Dominque Dunne and Heather O’Rouke. <br> <br> <br> <br> WARNING: There are some graphic details of domestic abuse<br> when discussing Dominque Dunne’s tragic death. If you or anyone you know is<br> suffering from domestic abuse, please call 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or visit <a href="https://www.thehotline.org/">https://www.thehotline.org/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> [24:55] After the history, listen to Rebecca tell the ghost story of what it was like to work on the film. It is a terrifying tale that would be a nightmare for any actor – or anyone.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/289060/new-horror-docu-series-from-shudder-will-explore-the-truth-behind-cursed-movie-sets/">JoBeth Williams in Swimming Pool with real skeleton </a><br> <br> <br> <br> [28:35] Then listen to the Great Debate! Rebecca and Pat go through all the stories and evidence of the curse of Poltergeist, including the deaths, the almost deaths, and just all-around potential paranormal activity, and debate what’s true and what’s just folklore. Listen to all sides and decide what you believe. <br> <br> <br> <br> [1:10:34] Be sure to stay for the whole episode to hear the “Closing Arguments” to help you make your choice before voting.<br> <br> <br> <br> Now is the time to vote on this<br> episode! Vote on whether or not you think the Poltergeist Curse is real using the poll on our Facebook<br> page. Just search for Ghostly Podcast on Facebook and be sure to<br> Like us so you don’t miss any future episodes!<br> <br> <br> <br> Also included in this episode are,<br> as always, poll results from our previous episode on Waverly Hills Sanatorium.<br> (Check out the episode <a href="http://www.ghostlypodcast.com">here</a> if you haven’t had a<br> chance to listen yet). <br> <br> <br> <br> Done listening to the episode?<br> Please subscribe to Ghostly and give us a rating on iTunes or any podcast app<br> where they let you J. Tell your friends! Then you can debate the truth<br> yourselves! Word of mouth is one of the best ways to grow our audience, so we<br> can do all the amazing things we have planned for this year. And be sure to<br> find us on all social media at Ghostly Podcast. <br> <br>
