Cursed Films

Wow, very little time spent on the actual films. Just know, you aren't going to learn much about the movies the episodes are suppose to explore.

"Shudder" really made a nice stab with it's latest doc series "Cursed Films" a five part doc series that examined strange and fatal happenings on the set of some of Hollywood's most famous horror films. Featured in each episode is interviews with those involved and never before seen film footage is often shown of the behind the scenes making. Also featured are pop culture and paranormal and religious experts who give their take on why these things happened to people or why this certain kind of film set seems to be cursed! Episodes are entertaining and informative it takes any horror fan back in time as most episodes involve telling the tragic deaths of actors who worked on the set of their film. "The Crow" episode tells how Brandon Lee was fatally shot by a weapons malfunction and how it was a curse as a demon haunted the Lee family as from his father Bruce's death they all seemed doomed. And the footage of the plane crash from the Twilight Zone episode was tough and crazy to watch as the crash and explosion killed Vic Murrow. Was it that John Landis pushed things to hard and ignored safety? Watch this and be the judge were things just meant to happen or was the devil involved or was a curse meant for these legendary pictures. A must for any horror buff and film history fan!

REVIEW - CURSED FILMS

Shudder Original

The Exorcist The Poltergeist The Omen The Crow Twilight Zone - The Movie

There are quite a few rumours or urban myths around surrounding some films and apparently that they were cursed.

This short series explores if these are true and actually, wether you believe in such things or not actually some of the events do seem more than coincidence.

Very interesting and enjoyable watch especially as some of the facts surrounding these films are more scary than the films themselves.

Rating 9 out of 10

I thought this show was really interesting! It features a variety of movies and the crude rumors and horrible tragedies that surround them. The show also has interviews with various cast and crew members from each movie that tell their stories about working on the film. It also debunks some of the scary myths that make these movies seem cursed. I really enjoyed this docuseries. I thought it was well made and interesting.

Shudder is a channel for horror fans, right? Horror fans are generally obsessive and do research on most the films they love, right? The concept of this show is terrific, in theory. However, it just feels like you're reading through a wikipedia page. The show offers no new knowledge and the pacing is all over the place. Especially in the second episode. Poltergeist didn't offer much new info either, but was more grounded in the emotional impact of O'Rourke and Dunne's deaths. The show had potential. So far, it's not mustering up the excitement i hoped for. Let's hope "The Crow" and "Twilight Zone : The Movie" conclude the season on a higher note.