Actors Who Never Recovered From Their Most Distressing Roles

The real dybbuk box in question was the subject of a 1994 Los Angeles Times article, which served as inspiration for the film. When someone offered to bring it to set, Morgan flat-out refused, unwilling to risk the potential consequences: "If you go and loook at what has happened to people that have had contact with an actual dybbuk box, it's not good stuff... why risk that?"

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