The Poltergeist Movie & Freddy Krueger Killer

Episode 1

Welcome to the Nightmare Cottage! In our inaugural episode, we dive in to the dark side of cinema.

Nylene kicks everything off with the gruesome tale of a man who, inspired by horror movies, commited a series of violent murders. Nym’s nightmares also come from the silver screen. She explores the many unfortunate events surrounding the filming of the Poltergeist movie series.

Forgive the dust! We’re cleaning out the cobwebs and ghosts.

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  Surrey Live. (2006b, March 16). Jury considers whether Gonzalez killed for pleasure. 

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