Film curses
Subject in Film History
Film curses has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including Stuff You Should Know. 1 person has made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Josh ClarkCo-host of Stuff You Should Know
Clark explained that curse stories arise from discarding facts that do not support the narrative.
“when you start to put these things together and then you get rid of all of the things that don't support your point, you got a curse on your hands”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Can movies be cursed? (May 9, 2026) · Listen from 8:35
Clark argued that accidents and deaths are bound to happen on film sets given the dangerous work, especially in the early days.
“Of course bad things happened on movie sets. Of course people died”
Stuff You Should Know: Selects: Can movies be cursed? (May 9, 2026) · Listen from 6:17
Podcasts
- Stuff You Should Know · 1 episode
Episodes
Selects: Can movies be cursed?Stuff You Should Know · May 9, 2026 · 52 min
Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant examine supposedly cursed films, from Poltergeist and The Omen to The Conqueror and A Confederacy of Dunces, while debunking curses.