Paterson, NJ -- Comedienne Phyllis Diller turned 86 this July and she celebrated in killer-diller fashion -- by displaying her paintings in a supposedly cursed art museum in Paterson, New Jersey.

Diller hopes to tempt art lovers into buying her pieces, but may also be tempting the grim reaper.

It seems celebrities who exhibit their art at the Paterson Museum have a tendency to die soon after they put their pictures on the wall.

Celebs who've died after being placed into the Paterson include Dee Dee Ramone, John Entwistle, and, sadly, recently-deceased "Beverly Hillbillies" big shot Buddy Ebsen.

Despite the presence of death at the Paterson, Diller says she isn't worried about her own demise because she's "not superstitious."

In her words, "I've already died three times on the operating table. Been there. Done that. Got the tee shirt."

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