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Cursed Objects

6 Cursed Objects, and the Legends Behind Them

Maybe it's best to just steer clear of white lighters, medieval books, and Robert the Doll.

April White October 26, 2022

The Chained Oak

A creepy tree with a local legend that inspired a nearby theme park ride.

Swansea Devil

A turn of the century prophecy comes true when a mischievous wooden Devil, watches the neighboring church burn to the ground

4 Vaguely Historic Anniversaries We Overlooked in 2018

Matthew Taub December 26, 2018

Fairbanks, Alaska

Engineers Tradition Stone

A sarcastic monument threatens to curse any "idiot" who dares remove it.

A Painting of a Crying Boy Was Blamed for a Series of Fires in the '80s

The artwork, said UK tabloids at the time, was haunted.

Natalie Zarrelli April 21, 2017

Saint Andrews, Scotland

Saint Salvator's Unlucky PH

Every St. Andrews student knows to avoid this inscription for fear of a martyr's curse.

Protect Your Library the Medieval Way, With Horrifying Book Curses

Medieval scribes protected their work by threatening death—or worse.

Sarah Laskow November 9, 2016

Permanently Closed

Manchester, England

Statue of Michael Jackson

Fulham F.C. imploded once everyone excised its giant, hated tribute to the King of Pop.

The Curse of the Stolen Amethyst

Is this gemstone responsible for more than a century of tragedy?

Allison Meier October 18, 2022

Roscoe, New York

Craig-E-Clair Castle

An abandoned castle owned and ignored by Masons carries a cursed history.

Agios Tychon, Cyprus

Ancient Sex Curse of Cyprus

Sex curse discovered on ancient tablet in Cyprus.

Dummerston, Vermont

Dummerston Vine

Site of the graveyard vine believed to be a curse on a family from the 1800s.

Bucksport, Maine

Cursed Memorial of Colonel Buck

Stone monument honoring a town founder has a witch-boot shaped stain and a curse to go with it.

Permanently Closed

The Pools of Castellnou

Cursed swimming pool left abandoned is now a favorite of filmmakers and ghost hunters.

Ko Tarutao, Thailand

Ko Hin-Ngam

The cursed island of black pebbles.

Permanently Closed

Belvedere Tiburon, California

Lava House

An abandoned, unfinished mansion on grounds strewn with lava rocks.