Shudder’s “CURSED FILMS II” to feature “THE SERPENT AND THE RAINBOW”

Tuesday, April 26, 2022 | News

By WILLIAM J. WRIGHT

Was Wes Craven‘s 1988 thriller, The Serpent and the Rainbow under the shadow of a real voodoo spell? Shudder‘s acclaimed documentary series, CURSED FILMS II will try to answer that question and more with its fourth episode, premiering Thursday, April 28. Author Wade Davis, actor Bill Pullman, producer David Ladd and Wes Craven’s assistant Marianne Maddalena recall the night screenwriter Richard Maxwell had a mental breakdown that he believed to be of supernatural origin in this exclusive sneak peak.

William J. Wright

William J. Wright is RUE MORGUE's online managing editor. A two-time Rondo Classic Horror Award nominee and an active member of the Horror Writers Association, William is lifelong lover of the weird and macabre. His work has appeared in many popular (and a few unpopular) publications dedicated to horror and cult film. William earned a bachelor of arts degree from East Tennessee State University in 1998, majoring in English with a minor in Film Studies. He helped establish ETSU's Film Studies minor with professor and film scholar Mary Hurd and was the program's first graduate. He currently lives in Knoxville, Tennessee, with his wife, three sons and a recalcitrant cat.