Objects that bring bad luck, dire illness and even death! These items of misfortune have reported to be possessed by evil spirits, paranormal beings and even under demonic influences. Owners of these objects have been truly unlucky and claimed to have experienced seeing ghosts, frightful sights and even demons! But are these claims real or just another enigma of the mystical!
1. The Cursed Mirror of Myrtles Plantation
Myrtles Plantation is believed to be one of the most haunted places in the world. But the most haunted item on the premises is a mirror that was added to the home in 1980. Legend claims that the mirror contains the spirits of Sara Woodruff and her children who were poisoned to death by a slave named Chloe on the premises.
Whenever a family member dies, tradition dictates that you're supposed to cover all mirrors in the house so that their spirits don't get lost or trapped. Poor Clark missed one mirror in the house and it is said that the spirits of Sara and her children got trapped there. The guests at the plantation, which is now a popular bed and breakfast, have reported seeing figures lurking in the mirror and child-sized hand prints on the glass.
2. 'The Hands Resist Him' Painting
Painted by artist Bill Stoneham in 1972, 'The Hands Resist Him' is considered one of the world's most haunted pieces of art. Each owner has passed on a warning to the next potential buyer which is that come nightfall, the figures within the painting either move or disappear entirely.
According to the artist, the doorway represents a threshold between this world and the world of fantasy and impossibilities, while the doll is a guide that will escort the boy through it. The hands pressed against the glass represent alternate lives or possibilities. The most striking coincidence documented is that the owner of the first gallery to ever show the painting and the art critic that reviewed it, both died within one year of first seeing it.
Legend has it that the people who possessed the painting, witnessed the characters in the painting move at night and sometimes even leave the painting and appear in the room in which it was displayed. Many people that have simply viewed the painting, have complained about immediately feeling sick or weak.
3. Annabelle The Possessed Doll
Annabelle, the doll, was originally discovered in an antique shop in 1970. After being purchased as a gift from a mother to her daughter Donna, strange things started happening.
Upon receiving it and bringing it home, she noticed that over time the doll would appear in other rooms that she did not put in. On one account, she found it standing on its legs, unsupported. It addition, little notes started appearing around her apartment randomly with writings on it that read 'Help Us' and fresh droplets of blood would appear on the doll's dress. As the unexplained phenomena increased, the girl called in some paranormal investigators who found the doll to be possessed by the spirit of a 7 year old girl named Annabelle Higgins who had moved into the doll after she was murdered. Upon learning this, the girls agreed that the girl could stay with them. But then things got worse.
The doll's activities started getting out of hand which even included vicious unexplained attacks and scratch marks on the chest of one of their friends. The girl finally contacted renowned psychic investigators, Ed and Lorraine Warren who determined that the doll was actually possessed by a demon who was trying to possess the girl. The doll was ultimately given to the Warrens who put it in a glass cabinet where it remains to this day in their Occult Museum in Connecticut. The sign on the cabinet says "WARNING POSITIVELY DO NOT OPEN"
4. The Dybbuk Box
In 2001, a man named Kevin Mannis purchased a wine cabinet that was auctioned at eBay and immediately started having terrible nightmares as did the people around him. He decided to give the cabinet to his mother who then suffered a stroke the very day she received it. Each owner since then has reported horrible events upon coming into possession of the cabinet. Its last owner Jason Haxton developed a strange skin disease among other medical conditions.
