Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items

These stories of infamous items will appeal to horror story believers, history enthusiasts with macabre leanings, and people who love a good spook. Hiding in museums, graveyards, and homes, these cursed objects have inspired horror movies, reality TV shows, books, and nighttime tales. Many of the featured objects' histories have intersected with events and people in history, imbued with the tang of deadly stories in their fibers. This book compiles the true stories of these eerie oddities, featuring objects such as the Annabelle the Doll, featured in The Conjuring; The Unlucky Mummy, rumored to have sunk the Titanic and sparked World War I; The Dybbuk box, sold on eBay and spawning The Possession; The Conjured Chest, blamed for fifteen deaths within a single family; The Ring of Silvianus, a Roman artifact inspiring J. R. R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, and many more objects that have left their unsavory yet fascinating mark on history.