Horror films with religious overtones are notoriously haunted. Some attribute “the Poltergeist curse” to the fact that real skeletons were used during filming. During the six-year span between the three films, four main actors died. Tragically, young Carol Anne (Heather O’Rourke) died four months before the third film was released due to a botched operation. Additionally, Dominique Dunne was murdered by her boyfriend soon after the first film was released.

The second film in a trilogy by director (and alleged pedophile) Roman Polanski, Rosemary’s Baby seemed to summon up a terrifying collection of tragedies for those associated with the film. Polanski’s pregnant wife, Sharon Tate, was murdered by Charlie Manson’s clan a year after the movie’s release. Producer William Castle would suddenly suffer kidney failure after receiving hate mail about the film, and the film’s composer died of a sudden blood clot, making Rosemary’s Baby the creepiest baby of all time, narrowly beating out little Ashley Olsen.