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Shop ‘til you drop... dead!
If you’ve got a spare five minutes, a quick search of internet selling sites will bring up numerous supposedly cursed antiques for sale. ‘Haunted’ objects on offer range from dolls to tea sets, mirrors to watches – and many of the adverts are posted by spooked people trying to get rid of belongings they believe have wreaked havoc in their lives. And this isn’t just a recent phenomenon – throughout history, jinxed items have been claimed to have brought their owners bad luck, illness, even death. So if you’re thinking about purchasing a creepy cursed antique or relic, just remember… buyer beware!
CURSED CASKET
In 2001, US antiques
