115: Rat Catchers and the Curse of the Omen

Beth delves into the life of Jack Black: the Victorian Rat Catcher. Wes shares the infamous curse of 1976's "The Omen" movie.


https://goodnature.co/blogs/news/the-surprising-history-and-legacy-of-the-victorian-rat-catchers

www.tfcg.ca/old-occupation-rat-catcher

www.amusingplanet.com/2018/12/the-true-story-behind-pied-piper-of.html

www.geriwalton.com/child-rat-catchers-of-victorian-era/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Black_(rat_catcher)

www.laphamsquarterly.org/roundtable/her-majestys-rat-catcher

https://collider.com/the-omen-curse-production/#:~:text=Lightning%20strikes%2C%20plane%20crashes%2C%20and,causing%20genuine%20terror%20during%20filming.

www.cineworld.ie/static/en/ie/blog/the-curse-of-the-omen-facts-the-first-omen

www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/omen-1976-damien-curse-lightning-decapitations/

www.ranker.com/list/the-omen-film-set-haunting/erin-mccann

Middle music: Credit: https://www.purple-planet.com