Did you ever pick up an item at an antique shop, flea market, or even in grandma's attic or basement and feel like you've suddenly trespassed where you are not welcome? Somehow the otherwise innocent object feels all wrong. Perhaps it emanates
a weird vibe or makes your skin crawl. I think we all know about Chucky (a movie I have never watched and never will--thank you ever so much) but what about things other than the plentiful stories of sinister dolls? Do you think these things only live in
the minds of those who write horror fiction?
Did you know that on eBay there are numerous sites dedicated to possessed
objects? Pictures, jewelry, of course a
doll or two can also be found. Hmm... There is a story of a Dibbuk Box sold on eBay and based upon
Jewish folklore. A bibbuk box is a wine
cabinet that is haunted by a restless evil spirit. They say it is responsible for
haunting or even possession of the living. "Hog wash," you say? Maybe.
We also have the story of the Myrtle Plantation. Most everyone knows about the servant girl named Chloe who had a liaison with the master of the manor. She feared she would be removed from the house after he grew tired of her, so she began to poison Sara (his wife) and their kids. She intended, she said, to nurse them back to health and thus in gratitude, would forever be a prized member of the household. Unfortunately it didn't work out that way. She accidently killed them instead. Chloe, they say, has never left the mansion.
