WAS THE MOVIE CURSED?

Someone asked me an interesting question the other day: Did I really believe the movie was cursed?

I mean... it made a good scary novel. But did I really believe "The Black Album" was a cursed film. And I mean like "Poltergeist" cursed!

I've been thinking about that question ever since. I mean I am an avid horror fan. My addiction is so deep that after watching an episode of "The Walking Dead" last night, I had nightmares about fighting in the zombie apocalypse and actually enjoyed my dreams (I was racking up quite the body count).

I'm sure somewhere deep down in the DNA of any male still packing even an ounce of testosterone, is the desire for a zombie apocalypse. Come on, you know it's true. Endless killing of the living dead!

Still? Do I believe in this stuff? I love horror films. But do I believe in them? More importantly, do I believe that my film was cursed.

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre," "Amityville Horror," "The Excorist," "Hills Have Eyes," "The Serpent and the Rainbow" and "The Mothman Prophecies" were supposed to be based on true stories. Some more, some less.

I know - as I have said before - there was an occult presence on that mountain. Something in the backwoods and something having to do with the drug-fueled teen populace. There were death threats. There were bizarre incidences. There was even a death. 

Unlike the novel though, in real life the filmmaker and his actress didn't stick around for the blizzard that hit the mountain. The grand finale. We narrowly escaped. I had just received a pretty decent size writer residual, so we road out the storm in Temecula, in - of all places - Pechanga Resort & Casino. Hell, I even won a few bucks.

We never really returned to the mountain. We came back quietly, packed up our stuff and got the hell out of there for good!

Do I believe the film was cursed? Weird incidents plagued me until I decided not to finish the film. 

When I stopped, it stopped. 

What do you think?

  SINcerely yours,

Carlton Kenneth Holder

 

 Grace finds the album

Footage courtesy of "The Black Album"