From the Curse of the Hope Diamond to the Billy Goat curse that kept the Chicago Cubs out of the World Series for a hundred years, prepare to be enthralled as we delve into fascinating stories of inescapable dooms. We'll explore biblical curses (like Cartaphilus, who assaulted Jesus on his way to the crucifixion and was doomed to walk the Earth until the second coming) to historical curses (like the mysterious deaths that befell the crew who opened King Tut's tomb in 1922) to modern curses (like the tragedies that have befallen those who've played Superman in the movies and on TV) and everything in between.
PATTERNS OF DOOM • Bad things happen to good people. But sometimes, it seems darker forces are at work.
ANCIENT CURSES • As long as there have been people, there have been thrilling stories of inescapable fates.
Bad Tidings in the Good Book • TALES OF DIVINE RETRIBUTION PERMEATE THE BIBLE
LEGEND OF THE DOGWOOD TREE
King Tut’s Curse • TRACING THE CURIOUS CASE OF THE BOY KING’S MURDEROUS SPELL
The Kennedy Family Curse • ASSASSINATIONS, PLANE CRASHES, AND A SINISTER SKIING ACCIDENT
Friday the 13th • THE MOST FRIGHTENING DAY OF THE WEEK HAS SURPRISING ORIGINS
Broken Mirrors • FRAGILE: HANDLE WITH CARE, OR ELSE YOU’RE IN FOR A WILD RIDE
The Flying Dutchman • THE PHANTOM VESSEL FATED TO WANDER THE HIGH SEAS FOREVER
Davy Jones’ Locker • UNVEILING THE SECRETS BEHIND THIS INFAMOUS STORY OF A WATERY GRAVE
Curse of the Iceman • WHEN ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNCOVERED AN ANOMALY FROZEN IN TIME, DID THEY STIR UP TROUBLE?
The Curse of Oak Island • BURIED TREASURE, ANCIENT ARTIFACTS, AND A DEADLY PROPHECY
Runes, Hexes, and Other Phenomena • VARIATIONS ON THE AGE-OLD BELIEF THAT SOMETHING BIGGER IS DRIVING HUMAN DESTINY
VOODOO DEATHS
SPORTS CURSES • In pro sports, there’s no such thing as a losing streak… just a debilitating curse.
The Curse of the Bambino • THE DISASTROUS AFTERMATH OF SELLING THE GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME
The Black Sox Curse • DID A SPORT-SHAKING SCANDAL LEAD TO A DAMAGING DRY SPELL?
The Billy Goat Curse • BAAAAA-D LUCK BROUGHT ON BY THE DISMISSAL OF A GOAT IN SEARCH OF A BALL GAME
The Curse of Rocky Colavito • DID A MYSTERIOUS POWER ALTER THE LUCK OF THE CLEVELAND INDIANS?
The Curse of 1940 • THE HEX THAT LED TO NEW YORK HOCKEY FANS’ DECADES OF TEARS
The Curse of Colonel Sanders • DID THE KFC FOUNDER’S VENGEFUL SPIRIT LEAD THE HANSHIN TIGERS TO FAILURE?
The Masters Par 3 Curse • PUTTING PECULIARITIES, FAIRWAY FABLES
The Curse of the Superdome • CHRONICLES OF THE EERIE PHENOMENON AT NOLA’S ICONIC STADIUM
The Heisman Hex • STRIKE A POSE…FOR THE AWARD THAT STEALS YOUR STARDOM.
The Madden Curse • BEING ON THE COVER OF THIS VIDEO GAME IS A GREAT HONOR—THAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO REFUSE.
The Sports Illustrated Curse • STAY AWAY FROM THE COVER, OR RISK BECOMING ANOTHER CASUALTY.
Performance Curses: What Gives? • THE RATIONAL EXPLANATIONS FOR SUDDEN DROPS IN SKILL AND SUCCESS
Why Are Athletes So Superstitious? • FROM RALLY CAPS TO PLAYOFF BEARDS TO CHICKEN-ONLY MEALS, HERE’S THE THINKING BEHIND SOME OF SPORTS’ WEIRDEST HABITS.
THE CURSE OF THE SOCCEROOS
CURSED OBJECTS • The enigmatic power of certain haunted relics, dolls, paintings, ships, and more
The Dead Man’s Chair • A BEWITCHED SEAT THAT WHISPERS FROM THE PAST
The Swansea Devil • JOURNEY INTO THE HEART OF A DARK WELSH LEGEND
James Dean’s Death Car • THE UNCANNY CURSE THAT PLAGUED HOLLYWOOD’S MOST LEGENDARY LAST RIDE
The Dybbuk Box • IS IT AN ENCHANTED TRINKET OR A TRICKSTER’S TRAP?
Cursed Paintings •...