Proposal

When I was about ten years old, my parents took me to see the movie Poltergeist, which gave me nightmares for years to come. While I have often questioned their parental decision to let me (even encourage me) to watch such a terrifying film, I am also grateful to them for their open-mindedness. I believe the movie sparked in me an interest in the supernatural (not to mention a fear of clown dolls) that has stayed with me throughout my life. The movie spawned two sequels, neither of which was anywhere near as good as the original (which is a pretty common problem with sequels), and it also spawned many rumors that I have heard over the years. I remember hearing the following urban legends surrounding the Poltergeist franchise: the set itself was somehow haunted or cursed, the skeletons in the swimming pool were real human skeletons, the actors encountered many strange occurrences while making the film, and all of the children in the original film suffered unusual and untimely deaths. I also remember the character of Carol Anne--an angelic, tow-headed little girl--looking oddly strange and bloated by the third film due to (what I had heard was) a mysterious illness. I decided to create this blog in order to investigate these legends and find out if there is any truth to the rumors surrounding these films.