There are so many superstitions in the world that any one belief can become a supernatural no-no if obsessed over long enough. I personally make the sign of the cross more times daily than an Italian grandmother, and I am not even Catholic. I have tossed more salt over my shoulder than I can count and still gasp at the sign of a black cat or broken bird’s egg. So to celebrate Friday the 13th I am listing 13 films that were based on a superstition that grew into a cultural belief system.
1. The Black Cat (1980)/ Sign Of Black Magic or Witches/ Bad Luck To Cross One’s Path
The townspeople of a small English village begin to die in a series of horrible 'accidents,' and a Scotland Yard inspector arrives to investigate. But when suspicion falls on a mysterious local medium who records conversations with the dead, the grisly deaths take on a sinister twist. Is a deranged murderer on the loose, or is an even more shocking evil silently stalking in the night?
The black cat has always been a sign of evil close by or an omen for bad things to come. If you cross ones path then something bad will happen to you, this becomes most troublesome if your in a car. I have made the sign of a cross many times when these devilish creatures have ran in front of my car. If a cat lives in your neighborhood it is a sign that black magic has been practiced or evil is coming. A black cat is also the familiar most commonly associated with witch’s.
2. Bloody Mary (2006)/ Breaking A Mirror Is Bad Luck/ Mirrors Are Gateways To The Spirit World
When a group of psychiatric hospital nurses invoke the spirit of Bloody Mary-a supposed urban myth-the slaughter begins. First, a young nursing assistant disappears, her body never found. Now, patients are turning up dead-battered beyond recognition, soaked in blood, their eyes ripped out. Mary's wrath has begun. Freed from her eternal prison behind the mirror's reflection, she unleashes a murderous, maniacal fury upon the asylum. Moving at will through mirrors, she strikes when her victims are unsuspecting, defenseless, and alone. Bloody Mary's legend is real, her vengeance is fatal, and to free her, all you have to do is say her name
Mirrors are a very mystical object. They can become a doorway into the spirit world and used to commune with the dead. They can also be used as a device to trap evil spirits. If you break on you will have 7 yrs bad luck and many urban legends say that if you speak a ghosts name in the mirror then that entity will come to you, better hope the bitch ain’t evil!
3. Route 666 (2001) A Sign Of Pure Evil And The Presence Of The Devil
Smith, a mob informer hiding out with the Witness Protection Program, decides to make a break for it and hide out in the Arizona desert. The Feds catch up with him and rescue him just before a group of hitmen can manage to silence him for good. In the course of getting Smith away from the mafia thugs, the pair of agents assigned to protect him turn onto an abandoned stretch of highway nicknamed 'Route 666' after the mysterious death of a prison chain gang. As the three continue on their way, they soon discover just what happened to the chain gang, and how the highway earned its name.
The number 666 is just pure evil. The scariest number on the planet actually. It is associated with the Antichrist as anyone who as endured a sunday school lesson is aware. It is also an omen of bad fortune that when it appears to you then the devil is calling to you or you will soon cross his path. I still cringe when this number calls to me at the store or in some phone number I have to dial. In Ky we have a whole county subject to this number as their access code.
4. Trees: The Movie (2000) Wood Is Supernatural / Knock On Wood To Ward Of Curses
All's quiet in the small Vermont town of Hazelville as Memorial Day approaches until a string of mysterious deaths begin plaguing forest ranger Mark Cody. As hikers and campers turn up dead, Cody struggles to figure out what's behind the murders while the Mayor looks to keep the deaths hush-hush, afraid it will affect tourism on the town's biggest money-making day of the year. Botanist Max Cooper arrives and determines them to have been victims of the dreaded "Great White Pine." After the Mayor refuses to close the woods and tragedy ensues on Memorial Day, Cody hires grizzled lumberjack Squint to hunt down and kill the voracious tree leading to Cody, Cooper, and Squint venturing out into the woods in Squint's old beat-up pick-up truck for a final showdown with the monster tree.
This stems from the “knock on wood” superstition. It has its origins in the belief that the wood of trees held spirits and later the association with the Christian Cross. If trees hold spirits not all spirits are good and soon the superstition morphs into evil woods where nature can become deadly. I personally knock on wood so that I don’t jinx myself.
5. Friday the 13th (1980) Prepare Against Bad Luck On This Day
Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to re-open a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
Friday the 13th is the total sum of superstitious beliefs. It is the most unluckiest day on the calendar. On this day any number of bad things can happen to you and you must prepare by arming yourself with varies things to ward off the bad luck. Rabbits foot, horse shoe, four leaf clover, salt, red brick dust, so many things can save you on this day. Unless your bad luck comes in the form of an evil re-animated killer wearing a hockey mask or his vengeful psycho mother, then your just fucked!
6. Insidious(2010) / Toss Salt Over Your Shoulder To Ward Off Evil
A family looks to prevent evil spirits from trapping their comatose child in a realm called The Further.
Lurking evil spirits constantly around the house then salt works against them. It is believed that to spill salt is an invitation for bad energy and since spirits linger around you at all times, tossing salt over your shoulder will prevent them from causing you harm.
7. Nightwing (1979) / A Bat In The House Is Sign Of Death
Killer bats plague an Indian reservation in New Mexico.
A bat in the house is a sign of death. Light a candle and plead with death to spare your household.
8. The Butterfly Effect (2004) / 3 Butterflies Together Bad Omen
A young man blocks out harmful memories of significant events of his life. As he grows up, he finds a way to remember these lost memories and a supernatural way to alter his life.
Three butterflies together is a sign of ill fortune. This omen stems from a Japanese belief that butterflies in numbers are sign of coming evil.
9. The Roommate (2011) Spilling Pepper Means Bad Argument With Friend
College student Sara finds that her new roommate Rebecca has an obsession with her, which quickly turns violent.
If you spill pepper during your meal then it is a sign of a coming argument with a friend or someone close to you.
10. The Dark Half (1993)/ Sparrows Carry The Dead Into The After Life
A writer's fictional alter-ego wants to take over his life...at any price.
The sparrow carries the dead into the after life and to kill one is to be cursed.
11. Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) / It Is Bad Luck To Start Cruise On Friday
A passing boat bound for New York pulls Jason along for the ride. Look out New York, here comes hell in a hockey mask.
It is believed that beginning a cruise or taking a trip on water on a Friday will bring misfortune to the trip.
12. Cemetery Gates (2006) / To Step Over A Grave Is Bad Luck
A genetically mutated Tasmanian Devil is "liberated" by two eco-activists and set loose in a woodland cemetery.
It is is ill-fated for anyone to step over a grave plot and to do so is asking for death or severe bad luck. To prevent this step backwards over the same plot three times.
13. Black Candles (1982) / Candle That Blows Out During Ceremony Is Sign Of Evil
A young woman travels with her partner to England on the unexpected death of her brother. Staying with her sister-in-law, she finds her companion soon drawn into a satanic cult based in the house whose rites seem to centre somewhat on large-scale sexual congress.
If during a ritual or ceremony the flames blow out of a candle it is a sign of evil spirits close by and is a very bad omen towards your future.
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