5.0

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. ;)