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There
is a sinister legend that Superman is a cursed role. Blood chills at the thought
of it. Has every actor associated with the character of Superman, in addition to
various performers and artists associated with The Man of Steel, suffered some
strange disastrous fate after completing ..."
There
is a sinister legend that Superman is a cursed role. Blood chills at the thought
of it. Has every actor associated with the character of Superman, in addition to
various performers and artists associated with The Man of Steel, suffered some
strange disastrous fate after completing his or her work? Let's examine the
evidence. Most tragic is the case of George Reeves, the beloved Superman of '50s
television who was the victim of a bizarre and unexpected suicide (or was it
murder?). More recently we find Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. In 1995,
Reeve was paralyzed in a freak equestrian accident which eventually led to his
early death, and Kidder, by some sensational accounts, went mad.
Was it the curse? Less
well-known is the unfortunate case of the first live-action Superman, Kirk Alyn.
The legend goes that after a promising start, Alyn's career spiraled downhill
almost immediately after appearing as filmdom's first Superman. His only role of
note following this was a brief cameo in Superman: The Movie, some 30
years later. Did playing the Man of Steel make his subsequent career a
super-washout? Some claim that Superman creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
were cursed with hardships after selling their billion-dollar concept to DC
Comics for a mere $130. Does a heinous curse, perhaps associated with man's
hubris or unnatural "worship" of false gods known as superheroes befall those
who attempt to mock the natural order by playing the role of Superman?Not
really. Among all of the actors who have played Superman over the years, (nearly
a dozen by my count), only two, Reeves and Reeve, encountered serious
misfortune. And it must be said that Christopher Reeve turned his misfortune
into an act of heroism that has been an inspiration to millions. This was an
unforeseen obstacle that was met with true bravery and grace...
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There
is a sinister legend that Superman is a cursed role. Blood chills at the thought
of it. Has every actor associated with the character of Superman, in addition to
various performers and artists associated with The Man of Steel, suffered some
strange disastrous fate after completing his or her work? Let's examine the
evidence. Most tragic is the case of George Reeves, the beloved Superman of '50s
television who was the victim of a bizarre and unexpected suicide (or was it
m...Satanic curses
In September this year, a woman in Guyana was convicted of bludgeoning a friend to death. Her friend, she explained, was possessed, and she was trying to beat the Devil out. In Romania, meanwhile, a priest and four nuns from the Romanian Orthodox Church are on trial, accused of murdering a 23-year-old novice. In his defence, the priest who led the exorcism has claimed his approach was better than the medical treatment she had been receiving for her schizophrenia.It's an older story, though, ...Tutankhamen-like Curse Killed Nepal's Royal Family?
One of the most gripping tales to have captured public imagination is the legend of Tutankhamen's curse, the superstition that the mummy of Egypt's boy-king took its revenge on the violators of its tomb, causing the death of the British excavators who discovered the grave in 1923.Though the tales petered out in the 80s, after the woman who was the last link to the expedition died, a similar myth has now sprung up in Nepal, still regarded as a mysterious land that opened up to th...Behind the curse
Anthony North: It can get to you. It can grip you, turn you inside out, and even kill you. At least, that’s what some people believe. But even if you don’t believe, the idea of the curse can still send a frightening tingle down the spine. From witches sticking pins in an effigy, to the Voodoo bokor placing a curse on you, occult literature is full of incidences of successful curses, driving people mad and making them have accidents. But is there a reality to the curse? Coincidence: The usual sce...The evil eye throughout history
They've always said that the eye is the window to the soul. Perhaps the real truth is that it is the window of intent. When you drive on the highway and get cut off, the first thing you do is give a sharp glare at the offender, though some of us choose to complement it with a colorful hand gesture. We use our eyes to correct misbehaving children, we shoot a look of incredulity when someone says something ridiculous, and we even advise our friends and family to "always look him in the ey...Egyptian tomb raider dies from 'curse'
Legend has it that the royal tombs of ancient Egypt were sealed with monstrous curses against all those who trespassed into the domain of the afterlife. In the tomb of the boy pharaoh, Tutankhamun, hieroglyphs were said to have spelled out a dreadful end for all those who entered.Howard Carter, the lead archaeologist who opened the tomb in 1923, wrote that "all sane people should dismiss such inventions with contempt". But a German man has decided the curse of themummies is definitely ...The curse of Tutankhamun
“I heard his call and I will follow him” – after speaking this words, Lord Carnarvon. perished in the city of Aswan at 1:50 a.m., on the 5th of April 1923. At the same time, his dog, Susie was also dying at Highclere Castle, the family estate in England.The city of Cairo fell into complete darkness after an energy shortage that lasted for five minutes, nobody at the power station knew how to explain the return of electricity after the short breakdown as no one had time to fix the fault; its caus...The Curse of the Stolen Cloak
By Sam Sloan
When I first saw the story of the curse of the Egyptian Princess of Amen-Ra
and why the Titanic really sunk, I thought that it was just a funny story and an
obvious hoax.I have since put considerable time and research into this and have discovered
that, far from a hoax, this is a story which describes actual historical events,
which really happened.
In the first place, this story is not the concoction of some Internet crazed
cyber-freak. The story has existed since t...Curse Of the Mummy
The curse of the mummy began when
many terrible events occurred after the discovery of King Tut's tomb. Legend has
it that anyone who dared to open the tomb would suffer the wrath of the mummy.
Because mummies have been associated with many magical powers throughout
history, some of the mummies found from Egypt were ground into a fine powder and
sold as this mystical mummy powder. It's believed the powder had magical healing
powers and it wasn't until the discovery of King Tut and ...
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There
is a sinister legend that Superman is a cursed role. Blood chills at the thought
of it. Has every actor associated with the character of Superman, in addition to
various performers and artists associated with The Man of Steel, suffered some
strange disastrous fate after completing his or her work? Let's examine the
evidence. Most tragic is the case of George Reeves, the beloved Superman of '50s
television who was the victim of a bizarre and unexpected suicide (or was it
murder?). More recently we find Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. In 1995,
Reeve was paralyzed in a freak equestrian accident which eventually led to his
early death, and Kidder, by some sensational accounts, went mad.
Satanic curses
Tutankhamen-like Curse Killed Nepal's Royal Family?
Behind the curse
The evil eye throughout history
Egyptian tomb raider dies from 'curse'
The curse of Tutankhamun
The Curse of the Stolen Cloak
Curse of the Egyptian Princess sank the Titanic?
Curse Of the Mummy
