Every now and then, we’ll run into something that makes us feel uneasy. Sometimes the reason is obvious, like when we’re dealing with a creepy doll. There’s just something about their soulless, unblinking eyes that sends a chill down people’s spines. Bonus points if the doll is broken or depicts an unsettling clown.
Yet there are some objects that don’t look like anything special, but when people hear the stories behind them, they’ll happily accept the creepiest broken clown doll you can find instead.
Sometimes, it’s because the object is tied up with a horrible tragedy or it was apparently stolen from a sacred place. In either case, the item is supposed to carry a curse that brings terrible misfortune to whoever gets a hold of it.
Some of the mysteries behind these 12 objects are easier to explain than others, but all of them would make for a difficult resell if you somehow got your hands on them.
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1. The Croesus Treasure
This is a collection of artifacts from the reign of King Croesus, who ruled part of what is now Turkey in 560 BC. His treasure was illegally dug up during the 1960s and spent decades being passed around before finally returning to Turkey in 1993.In that time, the seven people involved in digging it up supposedly met with violent deaths or great misfortune. The former director of the museum where it now lies also blamed the curse for his problems when he sold one of the treasures to pay off gambling debts.Yeah, that defense didn’t seem to help his case any, and he was jailed for 13 years.2. The Hope Diamond
This famous diamond’s curse apparently began when it was stolen from an Indian temple and eventually sold to King Louis XIV in 1642. While nothing happened to the Sun King, the guy who sold it to him was killed by a pack of wild dogs and the original thief also died a slow, painful death.After it was stolen again during the French Revolution, every owner since was said to experience death, tragedy or financial ruin as a result. However, this part was drummed up to sell newspapers in the 1800s and only some of these owners can even be confirmed to exist.3. The Unlucky Mummy
Despite the name, this isn’t a mummy so much as a slab of ancient Egyptian coffin wood. It was said to bring death and freak accidents to anyone who owned it, but many of these rumors can be traced back to two publicity-hungry writers from the late 19th century.However, when a journalist named Fletcher Robinson died suddenly after writing about the piece, the curse’s legend seemed to be reborn.4. The Hands Resist Him
This painting by Bill Stoneham appeared on eBay in February of 2000, and the seller claimed it was haunted and changed form at night. As the painting spread across the internet, reports started cropping up of viewers becoming ill, children screaming once they saw it, and others feeling the presence of an “unseen entity.”Considering the item’s price shot up from $199 to $1050 by the time the bidding was over, it’s hard not to see this “curse” as a ploy to get a better price for the painting.
Yet that’s not the only painting with legends of a curse attached to it. Apparently, there’s a whole collection of cursed artwork out spreading terror.
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