Cursed relics, possessed dolls, and objects that carry something with them.
24 objects
A Raggedy Ann doll acquired in 1970 that paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren claimed was inhabited by a demonic entity. Its whereabouts after the reported destruction of the Warrens' museum in 2019 are unknown.
Location unknown (Warrens' Occult Museum reportedly destroyed, 2019)
A fictionalized haunted doll as depicted in the Annabelle films. In promotional/on-set materials for Annabelle: Creation and Annabelle Comes Home the doll is presented as a possessed object that targets characters in the films and acts as a focal point for malignant spirits.
locked artifacts room behind glass (as depicted in Annabelle Comes Home film synopsis); real-world status unknown
Black Aggie is the folkloric name for an unauthorized replica of Augustus Saint-Gaudens' 1891 allegorical figure popularly called "Grief," which was formerly placed on the grave of General Felix Agnus in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland. The replica is described as a somber seated figure in a cowl or shroud and is attributed in sources to sculptor Edward Ludwig Albert Pausch. Sources cite local folklore about the statue but do not document specific paranormal events.
unknown (formerly placed on the grave of General Felix Agnus in Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland)
An oak chair from North Yorkshire associated in local legend with Thomas Busby, an executed murderer of the early 18th century. Folklore holds that Busby cursed the chair before his 1702 execution and that the chair is dangerous or lethal in legend; supplied sources provide no independently verified cases of harm.
unknown
An oak chair from North Yorkshire tied in local legend to the murderer Thomas Busby, who is said to have cursed it prior to his execution in 1702. The chair is popularly referred to as the Busby Stoop Chair or the Dead Man's Chair and is described in secondary sources as 'supposedly cursed.'
unknown
A modern cultural narrative alleging that disturbing ancient Egyptian mummies—especially royal burials such as Tutankhamun's—brings misfortune, illness, or death. The trope arose and was amplified in 20th-century European and American popular culture around the 1922 discovery of Tutankhamun's intact tomb.
cultural phenomenon; associated archaeological objects curated by museums and circulated in exhibitions (specific artifact locations vary / not specified in sources)
An antique wine cabinet whose modern legend originates from an eBay listing by Kevin Mannis claiming it was haunted by a dybbuk; the listing catalyzed media adaptations (notably the film The Possession) and ongoing public discussion. Independent verification of paranormal events or provenance prior to the late 20th/early 21st century is not present in the supplied sources.
unknown
A Māori taonga in pendant form representing Tiki, the first human in Māori tradition. The supplied source discusses its cultural significance and commercial appropriation into mid-20th-century Tiki culture but does not provide evidence of any curse or paranormal phenomena associated with hei-tiki.
unknown (the supplied source does not identify specific artifacts or their locations); many reproductions exist in popular culture
An osteological specimen of Varanus komodoensis (the Komodo dragon), notable as the skull of the largest extant species of lizard native to several Indonesian islands. The provided sources document biological and geographic facts about the species but contain no evidence of curses or paranormal phenomena associated with Komodo dragon skulls.
unknown
A 1950s sports car associated with actor James Dean and his fatal 1955 auto accident; the vehicle's nickname and high-profile crash have produced folkloric and fictional portrayals suggesting danger or a 'cursed' nature, though primary sources supply no documented supernatural causation.
unknown
A 1904 straw-stuffed doll in Key West, Florida, said to move on its own, rearrange furniture, and curse anyone who photographs it without asking permission first.
Fort East Martello Museum, Key West, FL
Life-sized terracotta funerary sculptures from the Qin dynasty tomb complex near Xi'an are listed in tertiary compilations of 'allegedly cursed objects.' The supplied source does not document specific supernatural incidents tied to the figures; it only classifies them among items said to be cursed.
Archaeological site and museum complex near Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China (managed by Chinese archaeological authorities)
A privately owned painting notable for an owner's oral claim that the artist mixed his own blood into the paint and died by suicide after completing it; the work has been described in public discourse as "supposedly haunted" or "possibly a hoax."
Private ownership: Sean Robinson, Cumbria, England
A 15th-century carved silver vase from Napoli, Italy, said to have been found in 1988 with a note reading 'Beware — this vase brings death.' Four owners reportedly died within months of acquiring it before authorities confiscated and buried it.
Unknown — reportedly buried or destroyed by Italian authorities
The Crying Boy is a mass-produced print of a painting by Italian painter Bruno Amarillo (pen name Giovanni Bragolin). The image was widely distributed from the 1950s onwards and became a recognizable piece of mid‑20th‑century commercial art.
unknown
A mass-produced painting of a weeping child, popular in 1950s–70s British homes, that became notorious in 1985 when a tabloid reported dozens of house fires where the print survived unburnt amid total destruction.
Various private homes (mass-produced print; originals unknown)
A large amethyst (mislabelled a sapphire) looted from the Temple of Indra during the 1857 Indian Uprising. Its successive owners documented misfortune in attached notes; its last owner sealed it in seven boxes, threw it in the sea, and it was returned to him by post.
Natural History Museum, London
A 45.52-carat deep-blue diamond mined in the Golconda region of India, now in the Smithsonian. A curse tradition holds that it brings ruin or death to its owners — a legend that can be traced to a 1909 newspaper fabrication.
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC
A 105.6-carat diamond mined in the Golconda region, seized through successive conquests across India, Persia, and Afghanistan before arriving in Britain in 1849. A curse tradition states it brings ruin to any man who wears it.
Tower of London, UK (Crown Jewels)
An object name associated in popular queries with Tipu Sultan (r. 1782–1799). The supplied research materials contain biographical and regional context for Tipu Sultan but provide no independent, verifiable information about a specific ring, its appearance, provenance, location, or any supernatural properties.
unknown
A gold ring engraved with the name of Allah in Devanagari script, taken from the body of Tipu Sultan at the fall of Seringapatam in 1799. It sold at Christie's in 2014 for £145,000; local Mysore tradition holds that removing it from India invites misfortune.
Victoria & Albert Museum, London (on loan from private collection)
A painted wooden mummy-board of an unidentified Ancient Egyptian woman in the British Museum collection (acquired 1889) that has been the subject of sensational popular narratives framing it as a 'cursed' object, including modern retellings that loosely link it to events such as the Titanic sinking. No primary-source corroboration for specific paranormal incidents is provided in the supplied materials.
British Museum, London (acquired 1889)
A named ring for which no substantive documentation of physical description, provenance, ownership, or supernatural effects exists in the supplied sources; the available material contains only a tangential convention-era mention that pairs the name 'Valentino' with a casual reference to a 'GL Ring.'
unknown
Ötzi is a naturally preserved human mummy discovered in the Ötztal Alps in 1991 and dated to between 3350 and 3105 BC. While popular culture sometimes groups high‑profile archaeological finds into lists of 'cursed' objects, the supplied sources contain no substantiated accounts of paranormal phenomena linked to Ötzi.
unknown (not specified in supplied sources)