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Summary
There are many urban legends and myths in the film manufacture , particularly in the horror genre due to the themes used in it , but manyhorror moviemyths have already been debunked , though they persist in to be quite popular . It ’s not uncommon for a movie to be surrounded by rumors about its development and filming , and some become so widely known that they end up becoming myths . Many motion-picture show use these to their advantage , as through these they can draw more attending to the project , but there are other casing where these myths were more harmful than helpful .
Myths in horror film vary depending on the movie itself , as these can fuel certain stories thanks to the melodic theme addressed in them . Various moving-picture show that deal out with the supernatural have been believe to be blaspheme , and while unknown things happened on the set of many of these , these incident have already been rationally explained . Other myths are related to behind - the - tantrum issues and mistake , on - set tragedies , or misconception about sure characters , but all of these have already been debunk in different ways .
10Robert Shaw Was Drunk In His Speech Scene In Jaws
Robert Shaw’s reputation gave viewers the wrong idea
Robert Shaw toy shark Orion Quint in Steven Spielberg’sJaws , and while at ocean with Hooper and Brody , he divvy up a story of how he survived the attack on the USS Indianapolis . Shaw ’s character was drunk in that scene , and for geezerhood , it was believe that Shaw was inebriated when he filmed this picture . While it ’s known that Shaw engage in orgy drinking during the shoot ofJaws , he was n’t intoxicated when film the scene , but he was inebriated the day before . accord to Spielberg ( viaEW ) , Shaw asked him permission to have a few drinks before filming the scenery as he thought it would total out easily as the character was drunk , but he had one too many and was unable to dissipate the scene . Shaw film the aspect the next first light when he was already sober .
9The Shining Is Stanley Kubrick’s Fake Moon Landing Confession
The Shining is surrounded by urban legends
Stanley Kubrick’sThe Shiningis surrounded by a variety of urban legend due to Kubrick ’s optical style and the many symbolisms in the picture ’s output design . The most populartheory aboutThe Shiningand its “ real ” meaningis the one that says it ’s Kubrick ’s confession to fake the first Moon landing . The possibility is based on various item inThe skin , mostly Danny ’s Apollo sweater and elbow room routine 237 , as there are roughly 237,000 sea mile between Earth and the Moon .
The myth says that NASA was so desperate to win the “ distance race ” that they hired Kubrick to take a fake Moon landing , as they were impressed with his employment in2001 : A Space Odyssey . In reality , there ’s no actual evidence of the Moon landing place being fake , and Kubrick was n’t involve in it .
8The Omen Cast A Curse On Its Cast & Crew
The cast & crew of The Omen went through a lot
BecauseThe Omentells the story of a boy who is the prophesied Antichrist , these themes , along with some frightful incident during the filming of the movie , head to the myth of the pic casting a curse on its cast and crew . Among the incidents that made fashion for this myth are the death of Gregory Peck ’s Logos before film begin and his plane being struck by lightning , special effects designer John Richardson getting in a car stroke that killed his assistant in a way remindful of a graphic view from the motion-picture show , and stuntman Alf Joint being hospitalise after a stunt gone wrong in his next movie after being pushed by “ something” . The Omen ’s “ jinx ” has been labeled as collective paranoia , genial suggestion due to the themes of the picture , and terrible coincidences .
7Bela Lugosi’s Dracula Is The First Adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Novel
There are many misconceptions about Bela Lugosi’s Dracula
The 1931 adaptation ofDracula , directed by Tod Browning and star Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula , was n’t the first adjustment of Bram Stoker ’s renowned novel . The firstDraculamovie was 1921’sDrakula halála(The Death of Dracula ) , a film that is now considered lost . There are many other misconceptions about Lugosi ’s version of Dracula , mostly trait colligate with the famous vampire that did n’t happen in the motion picture , such as Dracula showing his fang ( he ’s not even show burn his dupe ) . Another myth is that following his performance as Dracula , Lugosi take up kip in a casket and request to be bury in his Dracula costume . Lugosi ’s family debunked the coffin hearsay , and though Lugosi was buried in his costume , it was a decision made by his category .
6The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Is Based On A True Story
Leatherface wasn’t a real person
He was inspired by literal - life liquidator Ed Gein , who built keepsakes from his victims ’ bones and skin , but he is n’t consider to have committed cannibalism .
The Texas Chainsaw Massacreintroduced the audience to a family of cannibals , one of them the renowned slasher Leatherface . The horrors ofThe Texas Chainsaw Massacrefelt too real , so much so that they made room for the myth of the events of the movie being found on real - sprightliness offence and a real liquidator . The Texas Chainsaw Massacreisn’t based on a true write up nor was Leatherface a genuine soul , but he was inspired by tangible - life murderer Ed Gein , who establish keepsakes from his victims ’ bones and peel , but he is n’t believed to have committed cannibalism , like Leatherface and his house did .
5Noroi’s Curse Is Real
Noroi’s footage was believed to be real
Noroi : The Curseis a Nipponese movie made in pretender - documentary and found footage style , regarded asthe scariest found footage horror movie ever , and follows a extrasensory research worker investigating a series of mysterious events for a documentary film . Just as it befall withThe Blair Witch Project , the footage ofNoroiwas widely believed to be actual , a myth that arrive at force after it took too farsighted to be released in the US .
Noroiwas released in Japan in 2005 and dispersion outside its country of inception has been limited , and it was n’t until 2017 that it made it to Canada and in 2020 to the US . This led to the belief that the footage inNoroiwas real , as well as the bane , which is why it had been banned – in reality , it was n’t ban , it just got a special external statistical distribution .
4The Crow Kept Brandon Lee’s Final Footage
Brandon Lee passed away during filming of The Crow
The Crowhas buy the farm down in film account as one of the movies with the most tragic productions , as its wiz , Brandon Lee , was incidentally killed on set when the prop department failed to notice a live dummy bullet lodged in the barrel of a gun , mortally bruise Lee . As Lee had finished most of his vista before his last , with just three more years scheduled for him to finish his scene , The Crowwas completed through rewrites , a stunt double , and digital personal effects . It was wide believed whenThe Crowwas released that the footage of his death was used in the net track of the movie , but the footage was really destroyed .
After Brandon Lee ’s annihilating accidental death on the lot of the cult classic The Crow , the film was completed and observe him and Eliza Hutton .
3The Deaths In Cannibal Holocaust Were Real
Cannibal Holocaust looked way too real
Cannibal Holocaustwas key fruit in the development of the found footage way , and its graphic scenes were so realistic that they were believed to be real . Ten days after its premiere , Cannibal Holocaustwas confiscated under the orders of a local magistrate , and music director Ruggero Deodato was charge with obscenity and execution . The rumor gain ground force as the role player whose character die in the film signalize contract that ensured they would n’t come out in other medium for one twelvemonth afterCannibal Holocaust ’s waiver , but charge were swing after the actor were interviewed , Deodato explained how the impalement scene was shot , and showed footage of the actress interacting with the crew after film the setting .
2The Exorcist’s Set Was Cursed
Many strange things happened on the set of The Exorcist
The Exorcistis anothermovie believed to be curseddue to it addressing religious base and depicting diabolic self-possession and dispossession . The filming ofThe Exorcistwent through various problems and there were many deaths among the casting and crew , which along with the fire that destruct the Interior Department of the MacNeil ’s firm and Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair ’s on - coiffe injuries , led to the myth ofThe Exorcistset being cursed . In reality , the flack was due to a shuttle , and Burstyn and Blair ’s wound were due to unethical production and directing . As for the deaths , they were just tragic coincidences .
1Steven Spielberg Is The Real Director Of Poltergeist
Tobe Hooper was believed to not be the real director of Poltergeist
Poltergeistwas directed by horror legend Tobe Hooper and produced by Steven Spielberg , but it has been wide believed that Spielberg is the real director of the movie . Spielberg could n’t directPoltergeistdue to a clause in the Universal Studios contract that prevented him from directing another project while preparingE.T. the Extra - Terrestrial , so Tobe Hooper took over as director . While Spielberg did aid Hooper withPoltergeist , both directors , as well as member of the cast of characters , have stated that Tobe Hooper is the real directorofPoltergeist , though Spielberg was primal in the creative process of the film .
