15 Most Cursed Objects
From James Dean’s car to the real-life inspiration for the movie Annabelle, here are some of the world’s most cursed objects.
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6. The Hope Diamond
This famous jewel is known the world over for its immense beauty and rather unusually large size. The 45.52-karat diamond is currently appraised at a value between $200 to $250 million. The Hope diamond isn’t just known for its beauty, but for the bad luck that follows anyone who’s ever been in possession of it. The legend dates back all the way to when King Louis XIV of France and his wife Marie Antoinette were beheaded as part of the French Revolution. Since then, a number of handlers and owners of the diamond have met ill-fated ends. Skeptics believe that the rumors about a curse are nothing more than to help drive up its value. It’s currently housed at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington.
5. The Myrtles Plantation Mirror
Considered as being one of the most haunted homes in all of the United States as well as the world, the Myrtles Plantation is said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity. The home’s history can be traced all the way back to 1796 when it was built on a Native American burial ground. Rumor has it that the plantation is the site of at least ten grizzly murders. It’s said that a mirror in the home houses the spirits of a Mrs. Sara Woodruff and her two children. Legend says when they were poisoned by a vengeful slave, the mirror was not covered as is customary which is what led to the souls becoming trapped. Some say they see tiny handprints appear on the glass.
4. The Busby Chair
It’s hard to believe that out of all things possibly imaginable a chair would be considered to be cursed, yet here we are. The busby chair was the favorite seating arrangement for a man named Thomas Busby back in the late 1600’s and early 1700’s at his local pub, now known as the Busby Stoop. So much so that it’s said the man ended up strangling his father-in-law for sitting in it. Other variations state that they were dealing in illegal ventures together and the two got into an argument that resulted in the death. Busby was eventually caught by the police and was said to curse anyone who sat in his chair before he was hung. Many deaths have been attributed to the chair and it was eventually hung on the ceiling of the Thirsk Museum to prevent people from sitting on it.
3. The Dybbuk Box
When a 103-year-old Jewish woman passed away in September of 2001, an antique dealer had bought a wine cabinet from the woman’s granddaughter. She explained to him that it must never be opened as stated by her grandmother who said it contained an evil spirit known as a dybbuk in Jewish folklore. The man put it in the basement of his shop and that’s when strange events began to unfold. He tried to pawn it off on his mother who then suffered a heart attack and spelled out “hate gift.” Every time he gave it away it was always returned. He began to see dark shadowy figures and eventually sold it on ebay to a medical museum curator in Missouri. It currently lives at the Haunted Museum in Las Vegas.
2. The Real Annabelle
The real-life Annabelle doll is actually not as frightening to look at than the one used in the movie. Annabelle is really a Raggedy Ann doll that was given to a student nurse by her mother back in 1970 as a college-going away present. The girl and her roommate began to notice strange behavior surrounding the doll and a psychic medium told them that the spirit of a young girl named Annabelle Higgins resided in it. The two girls then contacted demonologists Ed and Lorraine Warren after the doll’s behavior became more malicious and frightening. The doll was removed and is now being housed at The Warrens’ Occult Museum in Monroe, Connecticut behind a sign that says: “Warning: Positively Do Not Open.”
1. Robert The Doll
In 1906, a little boy named Robert Eugene Otto was given a doll by his Bahamian servant. Now, it’s said that this servant was a practitioner of voodoo and black magic who cursed the doll as a form of revenge against her masters. Otto’s parents began witnessing strange going-ons such as hearing Otto talking to the doll and believing it spoke back to him in too deep of a voice to be the boy’s. Robert was moved to the attic where neighbors say they would see him move through the windows. Eventually, the doll was sent to the East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida where you must ask him for permission to take his picture otherwise suffer his curse. The letters behind him are of people asking him to lift his curse as they didn’t listen.