Curse of the Poltergeist

This photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox shows, Sam Rockwell, left, as Eric Bowen and Rosemarie DeWitt, center, as wife Amy, desperately trying to hold on to Kennedi Clements, right, their youngest daughter Madison, who’s been targeted by terrifying apparitions in the film, "Poltergeist." (Kerry Hayes/Twentieth Century Fox via AP)

The director of the new Poltergeist movie has told how some feared the so-called Poltergeist curse had returned while filming the remake. Gil Kenan says a number of his colleagues reported strange goings-on while filming actors Sam Rockwell and Rosemary DeWitt.

“People from different departments would come up to me and say how these strange things had happened, like things not working — lighting or the drone we were using to film,” explains Gil, who admits he was aware of the four cast members who died shortly after the original 1982 Poltergeist . “I don't know, maybe this stuff happens on every set, but not every set is making Poltergeist ; so people just don't notice it.”