Don’t Scare Claire

The FULL STORY Behind The DEADLY Exorcist Movie Curse

The Exorcist is an iconic horror movie, which redefined the genre when it burst onto the scene in 1974. But it’s infamous not only for making audiences around the world faint and vomit. With all the strange goings-on during production, some are convinced that The Exorcist is subject to something more paranormal.A curse. One which may have killed as many as seven people.SOURCES📚 Castle of Frankenstein 022 (1974)📚 Hollywood Hex by Mikita Brottman📚 Photoplay Film Monthly, May 1974💻 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/exorcist-myths-true-story-facts-fiction/ 📺 The Fear Of God: 25 Years Of The Exorcist, first aired in 1998COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 89: Oxford Castle and Prison

H.M Oxford Prison shut in 1996, closing a chapter in the castle’s history which had lasted for almost a thousand years.Now part of the prison has been turned into Malmaison Oxford, a boutique hotel, should it come as any surprise that guests are reporting strange paranormal activity in the converted prison cell bedrooms?SOURCES📚 Hotel Lobbies and Lounges: The Architecture of Professional Hospitality, edited by Anne Massey and Tom Avermaete📚 Behind Bars – Britain's Most Notorious Prisoner Reveals What Life is Like Inside by Charles Bronson and Stephen Richards📚 Paranormal Oxford by Ross Andrews📚 Haunted Oxford by Rob Walters📚 The castles of England, their story and structure by Sir James Dixon Mackenzie💻 https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ 💻 https://www.reddit.com/r/Ghosts/comments/1940x0u/took_this_spooky_pic_back_in_2009_at_oxford/ 💻 https://www.oxfordcastleandprison.co.uk/ 💻 https://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/ 💻 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=prAkqKvTE1M&ab_channel=AmysCrypt 💻 https://juliabracewell.com/cruel-or-stupid-the-tale-of-mary-blandy/ COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IdziL1_6pMbTSqUFABhzL0Feg6DmLsB1TmRdtrDewBw/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 88: The Hands Resist Him Painting

The Hands Resist Him painting is an infamous painting in the paranormal world, with many people claiming that the artwork is haunted.But with rumours of a deadly curse also surrounding the infamous painting, does the backstory give us any clues as to how much of this is true? Check out Beardo Gets Scared’s video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKgpinitMLo&ab_channel=BeardoGetsScared SOURCES📚 Supernatural: 300 Horror Stories, Mysteries and Urban Legends, By Cael Novak📚The Supernatural: Ghosts, Vampires and the Paranormal by Dr Leo Ruickbie💻 https://stonehamstudios.com/haunted 💻 http://www.spokesmanreview.com/news-story.asp?date=103102&ID=s1244540 💻 https://www.whattheheck.com/ebay/scary.html 💻 https://www.dailydot.com/irl/hands-resist-him-haunted-ebay-painting/ 💻 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/art/artists/internets-haunted-paintingthe-bizarre-story-behind-hands-resist/ 💻 https://www.nytimes.com/1978/02/28/archives/henry-seldis-critic-and-lecturer-on-art-memorial-service-slated.html 💻 https://www.bbc.co.uk/derby/unexplained/2002/haunted_painting/ebay_haunted_painting_01.shtml 🎙️ Empty Frames S2E7COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15iy5m-nHGpT5E5M8BqUlbKgsB8U_kDR_BrcIqFjwq3I/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 87: Aston Hall

Aston Hall in Birmingham is a stately home with a dark past. Rumours about the former owner and man responsible for its construction, Sir Thomas Holte, tell of a mean-spirited man who used violence and terror to keep his staff members in line, with possibly deadly consequences…So it’s no surprise that Aston Hall is now said to be haunted by multiple ghosts from the time of Sir Thomas Holte.SOURCES📚 Haunted Birmingham by Arthur Smith & Rachel Bannister📚 Notes and Queries, Volume 4, Series 10📚 The Folklore, Superstitions And Legends Of Birmingham by Richard S Brown📚 Complete Baronetage by George E. Cokayne📚 A history of the Holtes of Aston by Alfred Davidson💻 https://www.ourwarwickshire.org.uk/content/article/soap-sale-aston-hall 💻 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/saw-ghost-visited-old-haunt-27869719 💻 https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50170/local_history/1644/aston_local_history/3 COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H40rQfRllPPmBljvn-XYEOOsPxYZOXaYOT80uhULjQc/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 86: The Ghost Of John Wayne

John Wayne was an icon during the Golden Age of Hollywood, but it seems that perhaps even after death, he’s still making his presence known…SOURCES📚 The Ghostly Register by Arthur Myers📚 Peter Underwood’s Guide To Ghosts And Haunted Places by Peter Underwood📚 Best Tales Of Texas Ghosts by Docia Schultz Williams💻 https://www.warhistoryonline.com/war-articles/remember-the-haunted-alamo.html 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-oct-25-me-peeled25-story.html 💻 https://www.johnwayne.com/ 💻 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/movie-toxic-killed-john-wayne-tragedy-conqueror/ 💻https://www.cityexperiences.com/blog/the-history-of-john-waynes-yacht-tour-and-cruise-the-wild-gooseCOME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1fKmjgmLzBF6zL9mtx9EeX3oAuqsLtsheHvYDHEmBzlo/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 85: The Royal Family & The Paranormal

In Part 2 of this haunted Royal Family series, we’re getting into more connections that the Royal Family has with the paranormal!We’re chatting about séances, bad omens, questionable witness statements, and a possible involvement in a super-secret government UFO program?SOURCES📚 Sounds From Another Room, by Sir Peter Horsley📚 Whisperers: The Secret History Of The Spirit World by J. H. Brennan📚 Spare by Prince Harry📚 The King Of UFOs: Royal UFO Secrets Revealed by Mark Christopher Lee📚 Haunted Royal Homes by Joan Forman💻 https://www.theroyalobserver.com/p/haunting-anmer-hall-prince-william-kate-middleton-ghost 💻 https://www.theroyalobserver.com/p/queen-elizabeth-ghost-haunting-windsor-castle 💻 http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1881-july-11-king-george-v-sees-phantom-ship 💻 https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace/who-built-buckingham-palace 💻 https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/briefing-guide-12-07-12.pdf 💻 https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/st-jamess-park/history 💻 https://www.historichouses.org/house/sandringham/history/ 💻 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14193597.smelly-spook-haunts-house/ 💻 https://wmag.culturewarrington.org/2014/08/13/queen-victorias-clairvoyant/ 📺 The King Of UFOs, Amazon PrimeCOME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-7DP-R7VAyI1s8uFFRgnsmgJ1nSWGPc3pInX4f8P-g/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 84: Ghosts Witnessed By The Royal Family

It’s no secret that the royal family live in some pretty impressive historical homes. But if the stories are to be believed, they may have been witnesses to some strange ghostly activity over the years. SOURCES📚 Whisperers: The Secret History Of The Spirit World by J. H. Brennan📚 Spare by Prince Harry📚 The King Of UFOs: Royal UFO Secrets Revealed by Mark Christopher Lee📚 Haunted Royal Homes by Joan Forman💻 https://www.theroyalobserver.com/p/haunting-anmer-hall-prince-william-kate-middleton-ghost 💻 https://www.theroyalobserver.com/p/queen-elizabeth-ghost-haunting-windsor-castle 💻 http://anomalyinfo.com/Stories/1881-july-11-king-george-v-sees-phantom-ship 💻 https://www.rct.uk/visit/buckingham-palace/who-built-buckingham-palace 💻 https://cdn.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documents/briefing-guide-12-07-12.pdf 💻 https://www.royalparks.org.uk/visit/parks/st-jamess-park/history 💻 https://www.historichouses.org/house/sandringham/history/ 💻 https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14193597.smelly-spook-haunts-house/ 📺 The King Of UFOs, Amazon PrimeCOME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18-7DP-R7VAyI1s8uFFRgnsmgJ1nSWGPc3pInX4f8P-g/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 83: The Dipping Bridge & Cap Coch, Merthyr Mawr

The Dipping Bridge in Merthyr Mawr, South Wales is home to the local folklore legend of Cap Coch, who allegedly murdered countless travellers as they saught sanctuary at his inn.But did it actually happen? And are the entities reported around the New Inn bridge really the ghosts of Cap Coch and his victims?SOURCES📚 The Legends of Porthcawl and the Glamorgan Coast by Alun Morgan📚 Legends & Folklore Of Bridgend & The Vale by Graham Loveluck-Edwards💻 https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/pensioners-car-swept-fast-flowing-13181048 💻 https://crimeandpunishment.library.wales/ 📰 Cowbridge Record Society Newsletter No 6COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 82: The Luxor Hotel

The Luxor Hotel in Las Vegas is an iconic structure, but it’s also got a bit of a reputation… for being haunted, yes, but also — cursed.Where have the stories of this curse come from? Who is haunting this Las Vegas pyramid hotel? And how much of it should we believe? SOURCES📚 The Haunting of Las Vegas by Janice Oberding💻 https://lasvegassun.com/news/1996/sep/26/woman-commits-suicide-inside-luxor/ 💻 https://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/luxor-guests-las-vegas-legionnaires-bacteria-found-water-guest-dies-pneumonia-article-1.1014740 💻 https://www.casinos.com/us/news/pyramid-jumper-commits-suicide-at-luxor-casino-witnesses-say 💻 https://terrifyingtales.blogspot.com/2007/04/haunted-las-vegas.html 💻 https://www.southernnevadahealthdistrict.org/download/stats-reports/luxor-interim-report-final-072012.pdf 📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: "Worker dies in accident at Luxor site", 1992📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: "Worker dies in accident at Luxor", 1992📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: "Construction firm's safety record eyed", 1992 📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: “Despite Pleas, Woman Jumps To Her Death”, 1996📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: “Man Commits Suicide From Luxor Balcony”, 2001📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: “California Man Pleads Guilty In Teen’s Slaying At Las Vegas Hotel”, 1998📰 Las Vegas Review Journal: “Here, It Seems, Their Hearts Do Go On”, 2012COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vW2gbwBtEWa3dMaafj3GlNX9yW3M2GUgkdbS9M9ldbE/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!

Episode 81: The Atuk Movie Curse

The Atuk movie has gone down in Hollywood history, notorious for being connected to a string of tragic deaths — yet the film didn’t even make it through production.But is there such a thing as the curse of the Atuk movie, or is there something else going on here?⚠️ Naturally, this one is quite dark, there is a lot of talk about death, and there are also conversations around drug use and suicide, so please only tune in if you feel okay diving into these topics 🖤SOURCES📚 The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts by Tanner Colby and Tom Farley📚 Wired: The Fast Times and Short Life of John Belushi by Bob Woodward💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-02-29-ca-102-story.html 💻 https://skepticalinquirer.org/2017/11/hollywood-curse-legends/ 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-feb-21-tm-10276-story.html 💻 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-04-12-mn-456-story.html 💻 https://subcin.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/atuk.pdf 💻 https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/04/us/cathy-smith-dead.html 💻 https://ew.com/article/1998/01/09/chris-farleys-sad-drug-fueled-final-days/ 💻 https://nymag.com/arts/books/reviews/47039/ 💻 https://www.thewrap.com/a-confederacy-of-dunces-adaptation-john-kennedy-toole/ COME SAY HI!Instagram - https://instagram.com/dontscareclaire/THE LEGAL STUFFI don’t claim ownership of all the extracts, including images, videos and audio, featured in this video. I will include material according to the Creative Commons CC0 licensing, or according to fair usage on the basis that I’m reporting, educating, or providing commentary or critique. Photo Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1exhCzpYVDFua2EHHSsM8e1TEjmRl5Qp-_ysGB8G_jtg/edit?usp=sharing My whole aim for this channel is to educate and entertain you lovely people, using accurate factual information and personal experiences to the best of my knowledge. I spend hours and hours on the research for each one of my videos, using sources that I like to think are trustworthy. But let’s face it, no one’s perfect, and when you’re dealing with anything in history, especially the paranormal, mistakes will happen. If you’re interested, I’d highly recommend you do your own research, and if I have made a mistake, please tell me about it!