Description
- The Unlucky Mummy, which is rumored to have sunk the Titanic and kick-started World War I
- The Dybbuk box, which was sold on eBay and spawned the horror film The Possession
- The Conjured Chest, which has been blamed for fifteen deaths within a single family
- The Ring of Silvianus, a Roman artifact believed to have inspired J. R. R. Tolkien's The Hobbit
- And many more
Author: J. W. Ocker
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 09/15/2020
Pages: 272
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 1.20d
ISBN13: 9781683692362
ISBN10: 1683692365
BISAC Categories:
- Reference | Curiosities & Wonders
- History | Essays
- Travel | Special Interest | Haunted & Unexplained
About the Author
J. W. Ocker is a travel writer, novelist, and blogger. He is the author of the Edgar Award winning and Anthony Award nominated book Poe-Land. His other books include A Season with the Witch, The New England Grimpendium, and The New York Grimpendium. His writing can be found in the Boston Globe, the Atlantic, Atlas Obscura, and the Guardian, among other publications. He is also the creator of the blog and podcast OTIS: Odd Things I've Seen, where he chronicles his visits to oddities around the world. He has personally handled dozens of cursed objects yet miraculously lived to tell the tale.