Beyond the Entertainment

Poltergeist Movie Curse

Happy Halloween! This is the perfect time of year to talk about the curse surrounding the Poltergeist movies. There is an inordinate amount of tragedy and death that surround these movies. All 3 movies lost members of the cast between the time of filming and the release of the movies. Let's take a look at this theory for the spookiest day of the year and you decide, Is it cursed? Source Notes: Poltergeist (franchise) - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poltergeist_(franchise)#Poltergeist_(1982)] The Poltergeist Curse: Here's the Real Story Behind the Movie Myth (yahoo.com) [https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/poltergeist-curse-heres-real-story-200629089.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYmluZy5jb20v&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAHEre9zxtmOUmQxV4cFwp34OfLJwKcE3D6F5w73m98OwEJw1z4WefbGxdsefsqcaKDljsDFoUaiNG3hTji7bNgkKpEDx4i6ZEtmc9rlui9jMpY01E_IEDFgkxKPbCA1JL95_s5yNhChQeT3r9My22ZSRNq1wqh3SVW04n1EOsKIT] The 'Poltergeist' Curse: Inside the Mysterious Cast Deaths and Oddities On Set - Biography [https://www.biography.com/news/the-poltergeist-curse-its-heeere] The 'Poltergeist' Curse: The Deaths Of Dominique Young, Julian Beck, Will Sampson | True Crime Buzz (oxygen.com) [https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/what-is-the-poltergeist-curse-is-horror-movie-curse-true] Hollywood's 'Poltergeist' curse after four film stars died mysteriously including 80s child star Heather O'Rourke | The US Sun (the-sun.com) [https://www.the-sun.com/news/86113/hollywoods-poltergeist-curse-after-four-film-stars-died-mysteriously-including-80s-childstar-heather-orourke/#:~:text=The%20%E2%80%9CPoltergeist%20curse%E2%80%9D%2C%20as%20it%E2%80%99s%20become%20known%2C%20came,protagonist%20Carol%20Anne%20in%20all%20three%20Poltergeist%20films.] And That’s Why We Drink Podcast: episode 163 The Valedictorian of space camo and an alien princess release 3/15/2020 Local Actor Lou Perryman Murdered: The body of Lou Perryman, a longtime fixture in the Austin film and theatre community, was found by Austin Police Thursday morning - Screens - The Austin Chronicle [https://www.austinchronicle.com/daily/screens/2009-04-03/763065/]

The Von Erich Family: Wrestling Legacy Warped by Tragedy

Today I'm going to tell you about the Von Erich's, a wrestling family that was full of success but warped by tremendous tragedy. The father of the family was Fritz and he began his wrestling career in the early 50s an evil nazi villian. When he was ready to retire and raise his family he began work as a promoter with the WCCW. Fritz would have 6 sons and all but 1 passed away tragically early. Join for me as I tell about the sons, their lives, accomplishments, and tragic fates. It's described as a story of incredible success or a cautionary tale depending on who you talk too.  Source notes: Dark side of the ring: season 1 episode 4 aired 05/01/2019 Von Erich Wrestling Family Tragedy And Curse, Explained | True Crime Buzz (oxygen.com) [https://www.oxygen.com/martinis-murder/von-erich-family-curse-wrestling-family-story-dark-side-of-the-ring] The Von Erich Family: Wrestling's Most Unheralded Megastars (thesportster.com) [https://www.thesportster.com/the-von-erich-family-wrestlings-most-unheralded-megastars/] Von Erich family - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Von_Erich_family] Fritz Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Von_Erich] Kevin Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Von_Erich] David Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Von_Erich] Mike Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Von_Erich] Chris Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Von_Erich] Kerry Von Erich - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kerry_Von_Erich]

Robert Rozier: The Chance Encounter that Led to Murder

Robert Rozier was an incredible athlete in his youth with nothing but fame and fortune in his future. Down on his luck he runs into the leader of a black supremacist cult whose way of dealing with conflict is through murder. He falls under the spell of Yahweh ben Yahweh the leader of the Nation of Yahweh and commits 7 murders. His story doesn't end there though, he gets a second chance that is blown when his old habits come back to bite him in the butt. Join me in this intertwining tail of football, cults, murder, and... check fraud.  Source notes: People magazine investigates: Cults season 1 episode 4 Yahweh Nation released June 25th 2018 Yahweh ben Yahweh | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers [https://murderpedia.org/male.Y/y/yahweh-ben-yahweh.htm] Robert Rozier | Murderpedia, the encyclopedia of murderers [https://murderpedia.org/male.R/r/rozier-robert.htm] Robert Rozier - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Rozier]

Marvin Gaye: The Inner Turmoil of a Songwriting Genius Part 3

Welcome to the final episode about Marvin Gaye's life. We have already talke about his childhood and rise to fame so this time it's about the fall from grace leading up to his murder. In the last few years of his life his drug use had taken over not only his life but his personality. He lived in a drug fueled paranoia that was incredibly difficult for those around him to bear witness to. Oddly enough he would predict how he would die the year before but just couldn't predict by whom. If only that foresight was all encompassing, he could've prevented the event that he was trying to protect himself from. He was an incredible musical talent that wrote from his soul. He wanted to share his life in the only way he knew how. Unfortunately, there was so much pain and suffering that he held within.  Just a warning that this episode does contain discussions about suicide, drug use, sex, and violence so please keep that in mind if you choose to listen. I hope you enjoy the conclusion to this 3-part series on Marvin Gaye's life. Source notes: Divided Soul: the life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz published in 1985 Marvin Gaye - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye]

Marvin Gaye: The Inner Turmoil of a Songwriting Genius Part 2

Today we are picking up where we left off in our last episode, Marvin had just gotten married and was beginning to see some success with his music. During this episode his career really takes off but with that so does his battles within. As his music becomes more successful, he becomes more reclusive after an on-stage incident with his duet partner Tammi Terrell. He manages to keep his tulmutous marriage together until a 16 year old walks into the Motown recording studio and catches his eye. Once this happens it seems he is in a gentle balance of bliss and chaos. We will end this episode in the year 1978 with just 10 years left in his too short life that will be discussed in part 3.  Just a warning this does include mentions of suicide, mental health, and sex so please be aware if this is something you aren't interesting in listening to.  Source notes: Divided Soul: the life of Marvin Gaye by David Ritz published in 1985 Marvin Gaye - Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvin_Gaye]