Dominique Dunne, who played the eldest daughter, was strangled by her abusive boyfriend in her driveway when she refused to reconcile with him in 1982.  She was only 22 years-old. 

Heather O’Rourke was the youngest daughter in the movie, and in she became ill in 1987 and was misdiagnosed with Crohn’s disease.  She had actually had a bowel obstruction which caused her to become septic, and died when she went in to cardiac arrest during her surgery. 

Will Sampson, died in 1987 at the age of 53.  He was ill prior to the filming of Poltergeist.  He was in need of a kidney transplant, and died of kidney failure.

Julian Beck had a major role in Poltergeist II, and was diagnosed with stomach cancer in 1983, and died two years later at the age of 60.

Lou  Perry was murdered at his home in South Austin, Texas, in 2009. 

I guess most of these can be labeled coincidence, but during those few years between 1982 and 1988 they are not so sure.  They call it the “Polergeist” curse……Rest In Peace, Zelda!

Since 1932, there has been a woman spirit that visits when the theater is dark and quiet.  She is believed to be a woman who was a patron, and who also had dreams of becoming a performer, died during one of the performances.  They say her singing can be heard, day or night.  Once, during a performance in 1994, her voice was picked up during a live performance, and they said she was singing along with the performers.

Howard Hughes, supposedly haunts the second floor in and around what used to be his office, and is now a large conference room.  Employees have reported cold spots, and sudden passing of air, like someone walking by.  Twice, there have been reports of a tall male entity, walking around the corner to what used to be his office, and sometimes there is even the scent of a smoke.

Alexander Pantages, was a very gentlemanly man, and his ghost is said to have helped an older employee of the theater, after she fell down in the theater when it was dark, and she could not see.  Apparently, he took her by the arm and escorted her to the door and when she turned the lights on to thank him, there was no one to be found. 

I did not experience any paranormal activity while I was there, but it sure would be fun to go back, and see what I could find now.

Okay, so I went in not expecting much, and definitely not expecting to be impressed, but wow!  The movie was much better than I ever imagined.  The acting, the special effects, the whole plot, and the way it was all put together what amazing.  It was in no way cheesy, but was quite bloody, which I don’t mind.  Ethan Hawke and Willem Defoe were awesome, and I can’t tell you how happy I am that I actually enjoyed the movie.  I mean, I so seldom am ever excited by a movie, and then remain excited after I’ve seen it…..literally never happens for me.  Take “Paranormal Activity” it was good, but I was a little disappointed with the ending.  It really hit too close to home for me at the time, so that probably helped it.  Anyway, back to “Daybreakers”…..I have been reading the reviews and once I saw how it rated with both critics and viewers, I knew that it would be good.  Usually, these types of movies rate very low by the critics, but both viewers and critics gave it an A-, which to me is great!  I really liked that they changed the whole idea of the old vampire stories, and made it modern and believable by turning vampirism into a virus.  I really think it is worth the money to go an see it in the theater, if for nothing else but the big dark theater, surround sound, and the popcorn of course.  I even went to see it during the matinee hours and it only cost us $11.00 total.  I had to sneak in a Kit-Kat bar and some sweetarts though.  I have to say, that this is by far one of the best movies of its kind, and not that I can really compare “Twilight” to this movie, but it totally blew “Twilight” away.  I believe that it is still showing in theaters everywhere, and you really don’t want to miss this one.  So if you are a vampire fanatic, love to watch scary and gory movies, then you really need to go and see this one.  Loved it!

I also got a sneak peek at two other scary movies that will be coming out at the begining of the year. I look forward to watching these. The first is “Daybreakers” starring Ethan Hawke which has an arrival date of January 8th, 2010. It’s definitely not like any vampire movie I have seen in the past, and I look forward to seeing it. I found a trailer on YouTube, so here it is…….Enjoy!

Another movie trailer that I saw was for a movie starring Benicio del Toro, and Anthony Hopkins (my favorite), called “The Wolfman” is due to be out early February 2010. Looks like a great movie with some really good special effects, and how can it not be great when Anthony Hopkins in it! Here is the trailer I found on YouTube, it looks awesome! Enjoy!