The cursed film Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made has allegedly taken the lives of nearly sixty people; here is every death it has caused so far.
Here's every (alleged) death that has occurred as a result of watching Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made. The Canadian horror film Antrum includes both documentary and feature-style sections, the latter of which is said to be responsible for causing nearly sixty deaths, as it is apparently cursed and causes anyone who watches it to die shortly after their viewing. The stories behind these mysterious tragedies are the subject of Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made's documentary pieces.
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made begins with a mini-mockumentary that discusses the possible origins and contents of the contained feature movie, Antrum, about a supernatural forest that two siblings wander into. Supposedly, a film called Antrum appeared mysteriously at several film festivals in 1979, which is when it first began to enact its curse. Several festival managers and workers died mysteriously, and the film then went on to "kill" many others over the course of its existence. Additionally, the found footage film has displayed supernatural qualities that cause it to disappear and reappear at will. Throughout the mockumentary section, various interviewees also discuss the history of the devil in film, as he plays a major role in Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made.
After the mockumentary portion, it is revealed that Antrum has resurfaced and made available for viewing, and a warning/legal disclaimer follows reminding audiences that they are watching the film at their own risk. Given the alleged history of Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made and its supposed curse, any audience who watches it could be subject to a horrific death. Here's every death that's supposedly been caused by Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made.
Film Festival Programmers And The Curse
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made first surfaced in 1979 when it was submitted anonymously to various festivals but was never accepted or screened. There was no explanation for how the reel was submitted and some believed it to be the work of the devil himself. After receiving Antrum, festival programmers began to die mysteriously. Janet Hilberg was one of the first victims of the film. She suffered from a fatal seizure after a screening of Antrum. Next Tom Stylum died of electrocution. The last programmer, Joe Barringer, met his fate when he was stung by a stonefish. The deaths of the other four remain unknown. Because of all this an interviewee named Nathan Fleet compares Antrum to The Ring’s cursed Samara video tape.
The Theater Fire In Budapest, 1988
Another tragic Antrum death episode occurred in Budapest, Hungary at a movie theater. Antrum was screened in the theater in 1988, the only time it would ever reach the big screen. While Antrum was rolling, the building spontaneously caught fire. Commonly, movie theater fires begin in the projector room but this one did not. Instead, the fire seems to have been started by the audience members themselves. When the small room was set ablaze, it took 56 people with it as it collapsed. Presumably, the film reel should have burned as well but it did not. Due to the nature of the tragedy and the elusiveness of Antrum, it became a cult film.
The San Francisco Theater, 1993
The last known incident caused by Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made occurred at a movie theater in San Francisco in 1993. As the film gained notoriety, the theater decided to have a showing. The Antrum movie's curse theory aside, the San Francisco audience, fully aware of the film's reputation, they entered the room willingly. What started as a night of entertainment quickly turned to horror as the audience grew increasingly anxious, helped by popcorn that a theater worker had laced with LSD. Stampeding towards the exit, the audience discovered that they were all locked in, resulting in a riot that led to the deaths of several people, including a pregnant woman. Antrum then disappeared for almost twenty years before making its way into 2018's Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made.
Is Antrum A True Story?
While the allure of Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made hinges on the idea of it being impactful in the real world, neither the events described in the mockumentary, nor the symbolic Antrum movie itself, are a true story. As with The Ring, the so-called "cursed footage," while certainly unsettling, doesn't actually pose any physical threat to audiences. Likewise, all of the deaths described in Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made are fabricated, and didn't actually happen in real life.
