#7: Real Human Skeletons, Poltergeist
It didn’t take long for Poltergeist to return to our list. I think this must have been one of the scarier sets to work on, with some of the most shady work happening behind the scenes. It just brings up so many questions…Not least of all, whose skeletons were they, and how were they acquired?
While it’s commonplace for directors to surprise their actors to capture real reactions, this seems entirely unethical. I feel like there should be a clause in film contracts where the actors explicitly state whether or not they are willing to come into contact with dead bodies during filming.