We worked tirelessly for two months on a special episode about cursed artifacts that included the Valdez Hotel in Texas, Robert the Doll in Key West, The Hands Resist Him painting, Annabelle the doll, and more. But the footage became corrupted. We had to hire a company to repair it, and that repair became corrupted as well. Scottish actress Vivien Taylor did an outstanding job as the narrator.
We often questioned whether the images should even be rebroadcast. Sure, there are videos out there, but we also do deep research and restore old photos that may not have been seen before. We even added a disclaimer at the opening, warning that some believe these images hold power. Indeed, some nights, working on the episode truly gave us a sense of dread, sometimes paranoia, and even terror. One particular image of an entity in a haunted hallway was difficult to look at too often.
If you are not superstitious, you may ignore the warnings. We remain healthy skeptics, not believers. Despite every effort, the episode was never released because we could not get a complete version. The computer crashed, the software got corrupted, the BIOS had to be reflashed, and on it went.
In the end, we decided it might be best to leave it alone. The footage still lives there on a hard drive, and we shudder every time we see it sitting in that folder. Here is a summary of the key ideas, so the research and development isn’t lost:
- Hotel Galvez in Texas
- A portrait of Spanish General Bernardo de Galvez hangs in the hotel.
- Guests and staff report feeling watched, with a cold spot near the painting.
- Photographs of the portrait have captured odd details, including a skull image and camera malfunctions.
- The Basano Vase from Italy
- A 15th-century vase is linked to the death of a bride on her wedding day.
- The dying bride is said to have cursed the vase.
- In 1988, a note was found inside the vase warning, “Beware… This vase brings death.”
- Several owners, including a pharmacist, doctor, and archaeologist, died within months of acquiring it.
- A police officer sealed the vase in a lead box and buried it in a cemetery.
- The vase’s design does not match typical 15th-century Italian artifacts, raising doubts about its origin.
- Cursed Paintings
- “The Crying Boy” is linked to several house fires in the UK during 1985.
- Despite the fires, the painting itself remained undamaged.
- A possible explanation is the use of a fire-retardant varnish.
- “The Hands Resist Him” by Bill Stoneham, created in 1972, has its own dark reputation.
- An eBay listing in 2000 claimed that the figures in the painting moved and that early owners of the painting died soon after.
- Cursed Dolls
- Annabelle, a Raggedy Ann doll, is associated with strange occurrences.
- A student nurse reported the doll moving around and causing items to go missing.
- Paranormal investigators later secured Annabelle in a special case in an occult museum.
- Robert the Doll, originally owned by Robert Eugene Otto in 1904, is housed at the East Martello Museum in Key West.
- The doll is said to move, change expressions, and even emit sounds.
- Visitors are warned to show respect to avoid misfortune.
- The Koh-i-Noor Diamond
- A 105.6-carat gem with a bloody and controversial history.
- Once part of the Mughal Peacock Throne, it now sits among the British Crown Jewels.
- Legend claims the diamond curses any man who possesses it, so only female royalty traditionally wear it.
Each cursed artifact carries a legacy of tragedy and mystery. Historical records, eyewitness accounts, and unexplained events back these claims. The research remains intact, even if the complete episode never made it to air. Probably, for the best.
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