Many have noted strange similarities between “The Zone” in Tarkovsky’s Stalker and the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone — so much so that Stalker branding is now a familiar sight there. (Interview and visit filmed prior to 2022.)

Cursed Films returns with a new five-episode season exploring the myths and legends behind some of Hollywood’s notoriously “cursed” horror film productions. The Wizard of Oz, Rosemary’s Baby, Stalker, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Cannibal Holocaust: Were these films really cursed, as many believe, or just the victims of bad luck and bizarre circumstances?

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