13 Horror Movie Sets That Came with a Curse

4. Maximum Overdrive

When Stephen King decided to put the pen and paper down and direct a movie, things went horribly wrong from the start. Maximum Overdrive had many intense scenes, and King made sure the atmosphere was full of danger and risky situations that left the crew and actors on edge. A camera assistant said she always felt like someone was going to die on set. Although no one lost their life, there were a lot of close calls. A cameraman was almost killed by an ice cream truck, and the crew had trouble dousing a stuntman who had been put on fire. One of the most horrifying incidents involved a remote controlled lawnmower that King refused to remove the blades from. When the remote went haywire, it sent the lawnmower down a path of destruction. It hit a camera and struck a piece of wood. One of the splinters went flying into the air and struck cinematography director Armando Nannuzzi in the eye. He was rushed to the hospital where he was forced to have his eye surgically removed. He later sued King and 17 others for negligence and was awarded a settlement out of court.

It was his King’s first and last time playing director on a film.