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Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
J.W. Ocker
3.66 AVERAGE
380 reviews for:
Cursed Objects: Strange But True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items
J.W. Ocker
3.66 AVERAGE
Enjoyed the illustrations and the overall parts about cursed objects, etc.
Would recommend it.
Would recommend it.
dark
funny
informative
fast-paced
informative
fast-paced
Very informative, probably won’t be memorable but it was entertaining to read. The audiobook narrator is great!
dark
informative
mysterious
fast-paced
funny
informative
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items by J.W. Ocker, read by Tim Campbell
This is super perfect book to read or listen too during the spooky season. The narration was spot on and honestly he hit accents perfectly and was appropriately snarky where written. There are well over forty different cursed objects discussed in this book. Objects that range from ones that are popular to ones a little more unknown. I was going to make a list of all the objects discussed but after thirty decided the list would be too long. So instead I will go over my four favorite items discussed.
Black Aggie
Black Aggie is an unauthorized replica by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch based/stolen from Augustus Saint-Gaudens who made the Adams Memorial as a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams and Henry Adams. The creepy thing about it is that the forgery apparently rests not too far from Marian Hooper Adams last known residence.
The curse is said to cause a pregnant woman to miscarriage is she walks through the shadow. Online sources even tell that if you sat in the replica’s lap you would die.
The Bronze Lady
The Bronze Lady sat in between two trees, opposite the mausoleum as if guarding the door to make sure no one should leave. It is said that if you slap or insult the statue you will suffer misfortune.
The Conjured Chest
Jacob Cooley was a plantation owner who had his slave Hosea make a chest of drawers for him. Jacob Cooley didn’t like it and beat Hosea to death. What resulted was curse that stated that it would be fatal for anyone of that family to use the chest.
0888 888 888
It’s said that anyone who owns this number dies. To date there has been only three owners, one being the CEO, who died of cancer. The second owner Konstantin Dimitrov was in the mafia and promptly assassinated. The third and final owner Konstantin Dishliev was gunned down outside a restaurant. The number has been disconnected since the previous death in 2005.
This is super perfect book to read or listen too during the spooky season. The narration was spot on and honestly he hit accents perfectly and was appropriately snarky where written. There are well over forty different cursed objects discussed in this book. Objects that range from ones that are popular to ones a little more unknown. I was going to make a list of all the objects discussed but after thirty decided the list would be too long. So instead I will go over my four favorite items discussed.
Black Aggie
Black Aggie is an unauthorized replica by Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch based/stolen from Augustus Saint-Gaudens who made the Adams Memorial as a grave marker for Marian Hooper Adams and Henry Adams. The creepy thing about it is that the forgery apparently rests not too far from Marian Hooper Adams last known residence.
The curse is said to cause a pregnant woman to miscarriage is she walks through the shadow. Online sources even tell that if you sat in the replica’s lap you would die.
The Bronze Lady
The Bronze Lady sat in between two trees, opposite the mausoleum as if guarding the door to make sure no one should leave. It is said that if you slap or insult the statue you will suffer misfortune.
The Conjured Chest
Jacob Cooley was a plantation owner who had his slave Hosea make a chest of drawers for him. Jacob Cooley didn’t like it and beat Hosea to death. What resulted was curse that stated that it would be fatal for anyone of that family to use the chest.
0888 888 888
It’s said that anyone who owns this number dies. To date there has been only three owners, one being the CEO, who died of cancer. The second owner Konstantin Dimitrov was in the mafia and promptly assassinated. The third and final owner Konstantin Dishliev was gunned down outside a restaurant. The number has been disconnected since the previous death in 2005.
The history of each cursed object is not necessarily told in rigorous detail, but the book is entertaining - the tone is engaging and funny, with a dash of scepticism that does not come across as patronising.
Anyone who knows me knows that I love the weird and wacky, the paranormal and the psychological, so when I spotted this book at my local I immediately picked it up - and even after flipping it over and seeing a price that would usually give me pause, I bought it.
And I regret nothing. This book was a wonderful read, full of stories that I knew already (Anabelle, the Dybbuk Box, the Crying Boy Paintings, to name a few) and even more that I'd never heard of before but now spend endless hours looking into. It's the kind of book I've recommended to family and co-workers, skeptics and believers alike, because Ocker has written it in such a way that it could appear to both. He doesn't give you a story and tell you that this item is definitely cursed - he gives you the stories that surround it, the evidence that is available, and lets you make up your own mind. What you believe is up to you.
Whether you're a lover of cursed objects or just have a slight fascination with objects surrounded by morbid stories, this book is for you. Pick it up and give it a read.
Just don't steal it - because it's cursed. ;)
And I regret nothing. This book was a wonderful read, full of stories that I knew already (Anabelle, the Dybbuk Box, the Crying Boy Paintings, to name a few) and even more that I'd never heard of before but now spend endless hours looking into. It's the kind of book I've recommended to family and co-workers, skeptics and believers alike, because Ocker has written it in such a way that it could appear to both. He doesn't give you a story and tell you that this item is definitely cursed - he gives you the stories that surround it, the evidence that is available, and lets you make up your own mind. What you believe is up to you.
Whether you're a lover of cursed objects or just have a slight fascination with objects surrounded by morbid stories, this book is for you. Pick it up and give it a read.
Just don't steal it - because it's cursed. ;)
informative
fast-paced
Content Warnings
Minor: Death, Suicide, Murder
