Scary movie myths

The Exorcism of Emily Rose

Myth:
On the set of the most recent exorcist flick -The Exorcism of Emily Rose - strange goings-on were recorded by cast members. The movie is a story about an attorney who has to defend a priest accused of murdering a young woman he was exorcising. Jennifer Carpenter, who plays the possessed woman in the new film, witnessed her stereo turn itself on and Laura Linney, playing the lawyer's role, saw her hotel room TV switch on without human hands on three separate occasions.

The Truth:
During filming, the cast's members were made to watch real exorcism tapes! It's possible this methodology freaked Laura and Jennifer out or, more likely, this is yet another example of a Hollywood producer getting fat on conspiracy.

The Wizard of Oz

Myth:
In 'The Wizard of Oz', when Dorothy meets the Tin Woodsman, and the happy troupe skip away into the sunset towards the Emerald City, a lone hanged munchkin can be spotted swinging from a tree. Legend has it that, jilted by his little lover, the yellow brick road-layer tied a noose around his neck and jumped to his death during the last seconds of filming the scene. Apparently the death was hushed up and no one noticed the mini corpse had actually made it into the film until it had already been released. To see the corpse, just follow the yellow brick road (sorry, couldn't resist) to the last scene of this sequence.

the Truth:
This legend is a lie. The film used some large birds from the local zoo to add to the garden feel. In the scene in question, one of the birds (an Emu or a Crane) is standing tall at the back of the set, flapping its wings, and it is this image that has been confused for our jilted munchkin. At least it's true that something got into a flap!