The True Story of the Haunted Doll Annabelle
Annabelle is perhaps the most famous of the cursed dolls, having inspired the 2014 film Annabelle, a spin-off from The
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Little Bastard – James Dean’s cursed car
We all know James Dean and his reputation as a young rebel, earned above all with Rebel Without a Cause,
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Robert, the haunted doll
Robert is an early 20th-century doll with a sinister story, now kept in a museum in Key West, Florida. He
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The cursed Basano vase
Did you know that one of the most haunted objects in the world is Italian? It is the Basano vase,
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Hitori Kakurenbo, the Hide-and-Seek Ritual You Play Alone at 3am
A rice-filled doll, a bathtub, a knife and a cup of salt water. How hitori kakurenbo, the Japanese hide-and-seek ritual born on internet forums, works, and why you shouldn’t try it.
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The Joliet doll
Joliet is a cursed doll, currently owned by Anna G., which has been passed down from generation to generation since
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Busby’s stoop chair, the Dead Man’s Chair
Among the many stories of cursed objects is that of Thomas Busby’s chair, also known as the “Dead Man’s Chair”.
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Lady of Lemba, the goddess of death… or of life?
The Lady of Lemb, or statue of the goddess of Death, is one of the oldest known cursed objects. It
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Werewolves and lycanthropes
Werewolves are among the most famous creatures in the legends and folklore of almost every civilisation, since the most ancient
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The Conjure Chest
There are many stories of cursed objects, but one that really sends shivers down the spine is that of Jacob
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Atuk, the cursed film
It’s not only houses, castles or places that can be cursed: sometimes the curse strikes a film. That is the
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Villa Crespo massacre: mother kills family in psychotic episode
In short On 21 May 2025, in the Villa Crespo neighbourhood of Buenos Aires, the housekeeper found Bernardo Adrián Seltzer,
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