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The story of how investigators unmasked the most prolific American arsonist of the 20th century. PATREON: patreon.com/realhorror ✦ Corrections ✦ There are two chapter IVs. My bad. ✦ Chapters ✦ 00:00 Intro 01:49 On the Edge 18:03 Fires Everywhere 24:36 Sponsor: The White Vault 25:49 Escalation 35:26 Burn it All 39:20 Time to Find Out 46:53 Let the Games Begin 50:29 HE WROTE EVERYTHING HE DID OUT IN A BOOK AND TRIED TO GET IT PUBLISHED 55:25 A Strange Story 01:09:36 In Cold Blood 01:18:19 Mask Off ✦ Disclaimer ✦ This video is for educational purposes ONLY. The events described and shown are historically significant, and this educational documentary acts as a comprehensive recollection of those events based on journalistic evidence and reporting. The actions mentioned are in no way condoned. The video uses fictionalized 3D recreations to tell the story. Where possible, these are based on information that is in the public domain, but some creative license is used. Music is provided by a combination of Epidemic Sound, Artlist.io and Tom Fox/Johnny Harris via @themusicroombyharris. The final outro song is 'Afterthought' by @endlesswithdrawal, with his kind permission. You can listen to the song as well as lots of others on his Spotify (bit.ly/3UT90bO). ✦ References ✦ Newspaper articles and citations shown on screen notwithstanding, the timeline and all other information is from three sources. These sources contain first hand accounts from people who were close to either John and/or the investigation and are as follows: Fire Lover: A True Story by Joseph Wambaugh (2002) Burned: Pyromania, Murder, and A Daughter's Nightmare by Frank C. Girardot Jr. and Lori Orr Kovach (2018) Firebug by Kary Antholis (2023)

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What happens when the evil in a horror movie doesn't stay on the screen? When the lines between fiction and a terrifying reality begin to blur? Welcome to the dark side of Hollywood, where some of the scariest movies ever made are even scarier behind the scenes. In this episode, we're investigating the most infamous cursed movies in film history. We'll pull back the curtain on the legendary "Poltergeist curse," exploring the tragic and mysterious deaths of its young stars, Heather O'Rourke and Dominique Dunne. We'll journey onto the chaotic set of "The Exorcist," a production plagued by unexplained fires, bizarre injuries, and a palpable sense of dread. But was it a genuine supernatural curse, a demon fighting back against the film? Or was it a perfect storm of tragic coincidence, psychological suggestion, and Hollywood chaos? We'll examine all the evidence, from cast and crew interviews to the rational explanations that are sometimes as unsettling as the curse itself. Stick with us to the very end to hear the one chilling piece of evidence from the set of "The Exorcist" that even the biggest skeptics have trouble explaining away. It's time to turn on the lights and find out if the call is really coming from inside the house. Subscribe, share with your favorite horror fan, and tell us: which movie curse do you believe in?