A cursed statue, a paranormal mirror, and a sneaky toy are just a few of the chilling stories you'll read about in today's special edition Halloween blog post. Can you make it to the last sentence without catching a chill?
The Women From Lemb
This statue dates back to 3500 B.C. and ever since the 1800s when it was discovered it has been causing tragedy for the families of the owners. Within six years, all seven members of Lord Elphont's family had passed away.
The same happened to the second owner... And the third... Until the statue ended up in the hands of Sir Alan Biverbrook. He, his wife, and his daughters were the next to die, but before fate could take the two remaining sons, they donated "The Women From Lemb" to the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh.
I think you can see how the statue coined the nickname "The Goddess of Death".
But did you think the curse was over? Not quite. The museum curator who handled the statue died less than a year after it's installation. Thankfully no deaths have been attributed to the Goddess since then, and the statue is behind (hopefully thick) glass in the museum to this day.
National Museum of Ireland’s Bog Bodies Research Project
It has been discovered that Northern European marshy fields provided the perfect environment for the preservation of several thousands-year-old human remains.
As ground-breaking as this finding has been for historians, it is surely a creepy one. Apologies ahead of time for the nightmares...
To make matters more terrifying, the National Museum of Ireland believes these deaths to have been malicious and possibly the result of human sacrifice
The photo above is just one of the 9 corpses discovered: Tollund Man, who was hanged with a leather cord and cast into a Danish bog. If you dare, you can see this wonder of nature at Denmark's Silkeborg Museum.
The Museum of Fear and Wonder
We couldn't choose just one. This collaborative project by Brendan and Jude Griebel is located in Bergen, Alberta highlights some of the spookiest collections we've seen to date.
The exhibits focus on the complex emotional connections formed between humans and possessions.
Each piece speaks directly to themes of human experience, identity and myth-making.
The Dark Mirror
In the Traveling Museum of the Paranormal and Occult you can catch a glimpse of your own dark side starring into the depths of this mirror. A merchant originally purchased the piece at a Psychic Fair in Columbus, Ohio, and he quickly became disturbed by terrible visions. He anonymously donated the spectacle to the museum in hopes of freeing his soul.
Visitors of this exhibit have claimed to see themselves age, wink, smile, and even disappear during scrying sessions, though the appearance of their own corpse staring back through the reflection is the most common report.
- Traveling Museum of the Paranormal and Occult
"Wheelie" at the PEI Museum and Heritage Foundation
They say little Wheelie makes his way around the museum at night, always appearing in a new location the next morning. This cursed children's toy was found inside of the walls of a 155-year-old mansion.
The artifact had been described as "a stuffed dog on wheels", but I prefer to describe it as my worst nightmare.