Top 10 Creepiest Celebrity Coincidences

#10: “Camp Nowhere” Cults
While most people don’t remember “Camp Nowhere” at all, in retrospect, it’ll probably only be remembered for the bizarre coincidence involving two of its stars. Andrew Keegan and Allison Mack both starred in the film as kids, and the two actors both grew up to become involved with organizations described as cults. Keegan founded Full Circle, a spiritual center in L.A., while Mack worked for NXIVM, a cult/MLM company. Although both groups have had trouble with the law, for Keegan’s organization it was merely due to distributing kombucha without a license, while Mack has been charged with racketeering and forced labor, among other crimes for her involvement with NXIVM.
#9: The “Poltergeist” Curse
“Poltergeist” is one of the all-time great horror movies, but those who starred in the film and its sequels have experienced some eerie and deadly events themselves. Several of the former actors have died early deaths over the years. Dominique Dunne was strangled by her ex during the same year of the first film’s release. Actors Julian Beck and Will Sampson also passed away after acting in the film series, although their deaths were illness related. Lastly, and most disturbingly, child actress Heather O’Rourke died in 1988 of septic shock after a narrowing of the intestine. People die suddenly all the time, but still, for all of them to have been involved with these films is pretty spooky.
#8: “The Omen” Curse
There are cursed movie productions, and then there’s “The Omen!” Before production began, Gregory Peck’s son committed suicide, then, on Peck’s flight to England, his plane was struck by lightning. Then executive producer Mace Neufeld’s plane was struck by lightning. Another plane considered for filming allegedly crashed, killing all passengers. Another producer was nearly struck by lightning. An animal trainer who assisted production was killed by a tiger the day after shooting. Most chillingly, special effects supervisor John Richardson, who worked on a decapitation scene in “The Omen” got involved in a car accident in the Netherlands where his passenger was decapitated. There was reportedly a nearby sign that indicated that the nearest Dutch town, Ommen, was 66.6 kilometers away. It’s enough to put the fear of God, or the Devil, into anyone!
#7: Anthony Hopkins’ Serendipitous Book
Anthony Hopkins has had a long acting career and one of his lesser known works was the dramedy, “The Girl from Petrovka,” based on a novel by George Feifer. While preparing for the role, Hopkins tried frantically to find a copy of the book, only to allegedly find one on a bench just as he’d given up. When Hopkins was speaking to the author years later, Feifer mentioned that he’d lost his own copy of his book, after he’d lent it to a friend, who lost it. Hopkins produced his copy, which supposedly turned out to have been the very same one! What are the odds?!
#6: The Oscar Love Curse
Nearly every film actor dreams of winning an Academy Award and relishing in the prestige that comes with it. However, attaining an Oscar is not without its negative consequences, at least for some women. Since 1935, a whopping forty-two Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress winners have experienced cheating, breakups and/or divorces following their victories. These range from classic cinema stars like Bette Davis and Faye Dunaway, to more recent stars like Sandra Bullock and Reese Witherspoon. Although some actresses have avoided this apparent curse, the sheer number of relationships ruined over it is still troubling.
#5: James Dean's Cursed Porsche
There’s plenty of information about James Dean’s deadly car crash that is decidedly creepy. Alec Guinness warning him that he’d die in the car the week before, for instance. While driving his newly purchased 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, Dean was killed in a car crash. His fellow passenger Rolf Wütherich’s subsequent psychological issues resulted in criminal behavior and jail time before he eventually died in a drunk driving accident himself in 1981. The man who hit them in 1955, Donald Turnupseed, eventually died of cancer in 1995. After being bought by auto customizer George Barris, the wrecked car and its various parts became associated with various accidents and injuries. Although Little Bastard’s current whereabouts are unknown, it’s possible anyone who finds it may live to regret it.
#4: Lightning Strikes During “The Passion of the Christ”
“The Passion of the Christ” incurred plenty of controversy and condemnation for its subject matter and brutality, but one of its most “shocking” and dangerous events occurred during filming. Actor Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus, suffered from several debilitating injuries and maladies while on-set. Along with scars, dislocations, hypothermia, and pneumonia, Caviezel was also struck by lightning during the Sermon on the Mount, lighting his hair on fire. Not only that, but assistant director Jan Michelini was also struck by lightning a few minutes later…for the second time during the shoot! Even if you aren’t a believer, that’s got to give you pause.
#3: Bruce Lee & Brandon Lee's Deaths
Bruce Lee and his son Brandon Lee both died young, but the latter’s death involved some disturbing connections with his father’s work. The same year of Brandon’s death, 1993,the biographical film “Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story” was released. In it, a metaphorical demon that pursues Bruce proceeds to menace Brandon too. Perhaps more disturbingly, a rebuild of Bruce’s final incomplete 1972 film “The Game of Death” released without the “The” in the title in 1978 saw Bruce’s character shot on a film set with a gun presumed to have been a fake. Brandon Lee was shot and killed due to a prop crew error while filming “The Crow,” very nearly recreating the scene from his father’s own final movie.
#2: The Superman Curse
The Man of Steel may only be vulnerable to Kryptonite, but some of the actors who played him are not so lucky. Four of the actors to play Superman have experienced misfortune and death and are generally considered the main subjects of the curse, although bad luck experienced by other actors in the franchise has also sometimes been attributed to the curse. George Reeves’ mysterious death sparked the rumors of a curse in the late ‘50s, while Lee Quigley, who played an infant Kal-El, and Christopher Reeve’s own relatively early deaths further fueled the rumors. Thus far, there have been plenty of Superman actors to escape the curse, but time will tell if they remain unscathed.
#1: The 27 Club
Actors, musicians, and other entertainers and artists are known for dying uncommonly young sometimes, but a scary number of them coincidentally died while they were the exact same age – 27! The idea first entered public consciousness in the late ‘60s and early ‘70s, when Jimi Hendrix, Brian Jones, Jim Morrison, and Janis Joplin all died within 3 years of one another and all when they were 27. Other notable “members” include Kurt Cobain, Amy Winehouse, and Anton Yelchin. Is it just a coincidence that they all died at the same age? Probably. But it’s still disconcerting!
