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gawker.com - 8/5/2008

The Curse of The Dark Knight [Superstition]

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Remember Poltergeist , that 1982 horror film that was rumored to be plagued by a curse? What with the untimely deaths of two of its young stars, and reports of various odd occurrences on set. Can a movie be cursed? The Excorcist saw its fair share of mishaps, including injuries and the deaths of several crew members, as did Peter Berg's recent flop The Kingdom . And then there's Valkyrie . ...

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