Books like Cursed Objects

Loved Cursed Objects by J.W. Ocker? Here are 7 books with the same pull, and why each one fits.

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1Haunted
Haunted
G. L. Davies
A historical study of how belief in ghosts has changed over centuries, close to the folklore side of a book about cursed things.
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2History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans
History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans
Jeffrey Burton Russell
A survey of beliefs in magic and harmful spells across history, covering the same superstitions that give cursed objects their meaning.
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3The Black Arts
The Black Arts
Richard Cavendish
An illustrated history of occult practices, including charms and objects used to harm or protect.
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4The Book of the Damned
The Book of the Damned
Charles Fort
A collection of strange reports and unexplained events, written in the same spirit of collecting odd accounts without settling them.
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5The Haunting of Hill House
The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
A novel about a house that seems to act on the people inside it, for readers drawn to the idea of a place or object carrying something harmful.
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6The Turn of the Screw
The Turn of the Screw
Henry James
A short novel of uncertain supernatural threat, useful for readers who want unsettling ghost stories with no clear answer.
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7Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Ghost Stories of an Antiquary
Montague Rhodes James
Stories in which old objects, such as a whistle or a manuscript, bring danger to those who handle them.
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