Cursed relics, possessed dolls, and objects that carry something with them.
8 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 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
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
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)
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)