There are certain objects in this world that are supposedly cursed, meaning all or many
of those who have come near these objects have met their untimely deaths, or other misfortunes.
From a man buried in ice who kills everyone that researches him, to a doll supposedly
possessed by a demon, join us as we count 10 terribly cursed objects that kill people.
10.
Maori Mask
The Maori were an indigenous people in New Zealand who carved out masks and statues before
heading into battle.
According to Maori beliefs, the masks house the souls of warriors who fell in battle.
While the curse of the masks pose no threat to other men, women who are pregnant or are
currently menstruating are said to be cursed with harm or bad luck if they get near or
worse touch one.
9.
Black Orlov Diamond The Black Orlov diamond, also called the Eye
of Brahma, was stolen from a Hindu shrine and legend says that the theft caused the
item to be cursed.
The diamond was passed down to multiple female owners many of whom took their own lives;
two of which leapt to their deaths from tall buildings.
The diamond was later bought by Charles F. Winson who cut it into three pieces in an
attempt to break the curse.
The question is did it work?
Only time will tell.
8.
Tutankhamun’s Tomb Perhaps the most famous curse of all is the
Tomb of Tutankhamun, found by Howard Carter.
It states that all who enter will be struck with bad luck, illness, or death.
True to the curse, Howard Carter’s financial backer Lord Carnavon died when a mosquito
bite became infected.
Twenty more deaths would be attributed to the curse by 1935.
7.
Iceman Another mummy believed to carry a terrible
curse, Ötzi, AKA the Iceman was discovered in September of 1991 in the Ötztal Alps in
Italy.
Believed to have lived around 3,300 BCE, Otzi supposedly is responsible for the deaths of
at least seven people, including forensic pathologist Rainer Henn, killed in a terrible
car accident; mountaineer Kurt Fritz who died in an avalanche; and the mummy’s discoverer
hiker Helmut Simon who died after falling off a treacherous path.
6.
James Dean’s “Little Bastard” “Little Bastard” was James Dean’s silver
Porsche 550 Spyder and is the car he died in following an accident in 1955.
After it was sold for parts, the car’s curse began to manifest itself when the car fell
and crushed a mechanic’s legs.
Later, a doctor who bought the car’s engine was killed in a car accident; another victim
who bought the transmission was severely injured in a crash; the tires sold from Little Bastard
blew out simultaneously, sending their buyer to the hospital; and lastly a truck carrying
the car’s shell crashed, killing the driver, seems a little too much to be coincidence,
don’t you think?
5.
The Basano Vase Legend has it that this silver vase was made
in the 15th century and was given to a bride on the eve of her wedding.
However, on this night, the bride was murdered with the vase still in her hands.
The vase was then passed down her family line but anyone who claimed it died shortly after.
It took many deaths before the family finally hid the vase but it resurfaced in 1988 with
a note that said “Beware…This vase brings death.”
When the Basano Vase was auctioned however, the note was not included in the item description
and the pharmacist who bought it died within three months.
There would be three more deaths before finally a desperate family begged the police to take
it.
4.
The Anguished Man It’s rumored that this painting possesses
an evil aura.
Supposedly, the artist that created it used his own blood mixed with paint and killed
himself shortly after its completion.
Sean Robinson’s grandmother claimed to hear voices and crying when the painting was displayed.
She also claimed to see the shadowy figure of a man in her house, which is why she locked
it away in the attic.
As soon as Robinson inherited the painting from her, he and his family started experiencing
the same kinds of creepy phenomenon.
His son fell down the stairs, his wife felt something stroking her hair, and they saw
the shadow man.
Robinson soon put the painting down in his basement and has been unwilling to sell it.
3.
Annabelle The Doll Bought in an antique shop in 1970, a woman
gave this raggedy doll to her daughter, Donna, who was in nursing school.
At first, the doll seemed like any other doll.
However, things started to get creepy when Donna and roommate Angie kept coming home
to find the doll in different positions and different locations.
In a startling turn of events, the doll began leaving them notes saying “HELP US” and
as if that’s not bad enough, they also found the doll with blood on it.
For obvious reasons, Lou (a guy friend of Donna and Angie) tried to get the girls to
get rid of the doll.
This however displeased the doll who then tried to strangle Lou via a nightmare/physical
encounter.
The girls eventually called Ed and Lorraine Warren, the folks who investigated the Amityville
house — who decided the doll was actually a conduit to hell and was being used by a
demon.
After two failed exorcism attempts, the doll was encased in a specially made glass case
in the Warrens’ occult museum, where it supposedly still moves.
2.
Uluru Rocks Uluru is a giant, sacred, and majestic rock
in the Australian outback that sees thousands of visitors each year.
While it is illegal to take rocks out of the country, some daring tourists do so anyway.
However, these daring tourists are said to experience the curse of misfortune including
illness, marriage break-ups and even death and as a result, people regularly mail the
rocks back to various Australian agencies with letters of apology.
1 The Busby Stoop Chair This chair was supposedly cursed by the English
drunkard and murderer Thomas Busby before he was executed for murdering his father-in-law
Daniel Auty in 1702 whom he supposedly strangled for sitting in his favourite chair.
On his way to the gallows in 1702, he asked to stop by the pub and put a curse on his
chair, claiming that anyone who sat in it would be haunted and soon die.
It remained in the pub for centuries, and people were dared to sit in it.
During World War II, airmen from an nearby base made the pub a hot spot, and the chair
became a "hot seat" and people noticed that the ones who sat in it would never come back
from war.
In 1967, two Royal air force pilots sat in it, and while driving back, they crashed into
a tree and died.
A few years later, two brick layers decided to try it, and that afternoon, the one who
sat in it fell to his death.
The cursed chair has apparently "killed" every person who sat in it, no matter what.