Strange curse in history

Human history has recorded many horrifying curse with a series of mysterious deaths. Many scientists defy the dangers of conducting research, but have yet to find a proper explanation.

1. Superman curse

Speaking of the curse of Superman, people often refer to the calamities that happen to those who are involved in the Superman story over the past 100 years.

Henry Cavill carefully considered before taking on Clark Kent's superman role in Man of Steel (2013). Although the film was a big hit and was considered a blockbuster of 2013, but the " bite " that Superman left, except for Henry Cavill or not, is still a mystery.

Perhaps George Reeves and Christopher Reeve - the actor in the first Superman film and television series - are the two most famous among those who have a curse.

The father of Superman series is said to have cursed his spiritual child.

George Reeves killed himself and Christopher Reeve was paralyzed after falling off his horse. Other victims include Jerry Siegel and painter Joe Shuster, two people who created the character but earned little money by DC Comics, which holds all the rights. Some say that Jerry and Joe have imposed a curse on this fictional character because they think they are treated unfairly compared to the effort.

There was even a rumor that John F Kennedy was the victim of the curse because shortly before his death, the president's staff approved the publication of a superhero story (in which the hero ' brags ' ambition. obtained the body of the president) in April 1964.

Kirk Alyn played Superman the television version in the two years 1948 - 1949 with a relatively low budget. However, after the role of Clark Kent, Alyn's career completely failed. Years later, he was " relegated " and did things like voiceover, voice overs and commercials to earn a living. In 1978, in the Superman series, he was cast as the father of Lois Lane. In the later years, Alyn suffered from Alzheimer's disease. He died in 1999 at the age of 88.

Bud Collyer voiced the first Superman cartoon 1941-1943. He died in a recurring disease at age 61.

The incident did not stop there when Lee Quigley - the boy who played Kal El as a child in Superman 1978 died in 1991 because of drug abuse at the age of 14.

In addition, there were a number of other victims of super product Superman who shared the same terrible curse. Actor Marlon Brando , who played Jor-El in the movie in 1978, suffered many misfortunes in his private life. Christian's son committed murder and Cheyene's daughter committed suicide at the age of 25 in 1995 due to her lover's loss - Christian's victim. He died in 2004, about four months before Christopher Reeve died.

Margot Kidder (playing Lois Lane - Superman's girlfriend) is said to be stressed out by force disorder before becoming Hollywood's top star. In April 1996, she went missing for several days and was found by police in paranoid delusion.

Comedian Richard Pryor, who had previously been a drug addict, led to an unsuccessful suicide. Pryor plays the antagonist Gus Gorman in Superman III 1983, but then sided with Superman near the end of the film and becomes a hero. Three years later, he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. He died of cardiac arrest in 2005 at age 65.

Dana Reeve - wife of late actor Christopher Reeve died of lung cancer in 2006 at the age of 44 even though she never smoked during her lifetime.

Terrified by this curse, many actors refused to play Superman in the latest version of the movies.Paul Walker (in the list of the 10 worst actors) is one of the most unharmed actors, but Paul killed the character he played rather than being taken down by Superman.

All those involved in Superman superhuman share a terrible curse.

2. Björketorp Stone

This is one of the stones found in the province of Blekinge, Sweden, dating back to the 6th century AD. They are 4.2m tall. Some of the stones are arranged in circles, while others are alone. On the Björketorp stone, there is an inscription:

' I, the owner of the stones, conceals their power here. He will be filled with evil sins, suffer a silent death if he breaks this tombstone. I predict destruction '.

A story circulated by locals related to this curse has been proven and proven to be true. A long time ago, there was a man who wanted to move the stone to get more farmland. He piled the firewood around to heat it up, then poured water to break the stone.

However, the atmosphere was extremely quiet at the time. He barely caught the fire when a sudden wind turned the flames, causing the man's hair to burn. He rolled on the ground to extinguish the fire, but it spread to clothes and the poor man died in extreme pain.

Björketorp Stone.

3. Bambino curse

Bambino's curse refers to the black string that the Boston Red Sox baseball team suffered after transferring Babe Ruth to the New York Yankees in 1920.

Until then, NY Yankees had never won the World Series, they hoped Ruth would change the destiny for the team and he had fulfilled his mission. After the transfer, Boston Red Sox did not win another World Series title until 2004.

During the game of breaking the curse , the lunar eclipse completely appeared for the first time in the history of the World Series. The 2004 victory was even more dramatic when it was a Boston Red Sox confrontation with the New York Yankees.

Bambino curse for Boston Red Sox baseball team.

4. Tippecanoe curse

This is a curse for the deaths of many US presidents in the 120 years from 1840 to 1960. The Tippecanoe name is the name of a battle between American troops led by General William Henry Harrison with indigenous peoples. The leader is Tecumseh. Tecumseh's army failed in that battle.

It is said that, for revenge, Tecumseh's brother, Tenskwatawa gave a curse to Harrison and the American presidents later that every 20 years, the US president will take office in the term of office. me

And the first person to whom the curse came from was William Henry Harrison. In 1840, he took office, then immediately caught a cold and died in 1841.

20 years later, Abraham Lincoln was elected and he was assassinated in the middle of the second term in 1865. The same thing happened to James Garfield in 1881, William McKinley in 1901 was assassinated. In addition, the late President Warren Harding died in 1923 of heart attack or Franklin Roosevelt in 1945 because of cerebral hemorrhage and stroke.

The Tippecanoe curse was all about spirituality in the presidency of Ronald Reagan in 1980. He was also assassinated in 1981 but fortunately survived.

Tippecanoe curse.

5. Curse of the Goat Billy

The curse imposed on the Chicago Cub baseball team appeared in 1945. Billy Sianis , a Greek immigrant with 2 7.2 USD tickets, watched the Game 4 of the World Series between Chicago Cubs and Detroit Tigers and him. decided to bring his beloved Murphy goat .

The boss gave Murphy a cloth with the words 'We have a Detroit goat' on him. Sianis and Murphy were allowed to enter Wrigley Field and they even walked around the field before the match. However, the person pointing the place in the stadium intervened and led two people to leave the yard. After a heated argument, Sianis and his goat were allowed to return to their seats. Before the game ended, they were kicked out again on the orders of the Cubs boss, Philip Knight Wrigley, because the goat emitted a very unpleasant smell.

Because the Cubs had insulted the goat, his owner got angry and let out a curse that the Cubs would never win the championship or play in a World Series match at Wrigley Field. As a result, the Cubs lost miserably in the Game 4 match, while Sianis gloomily wrote on Wrigley in Greek 'Now who stinks?'.

The following year, the Cubs finished 3rd in the National League and were only stunned in the national division 2 league for 20 consecutive years. The last series ended in 1967, when Leo Durocher became the club's manager.

Curse of the Goat Billy.

6. Curse of Tutankhamen

The exact cause of death is unknown, with the theory that he had an infection from insect bites. It is said that when he died, Cairo lost power for a moment and all the burning fires were off.

Carnarvon 's son recorded that at his mansion in England, the dog that Carnarvon loved suddenly suddenly howled and died. Strangely enough, Tutankhamun's mummy was opened with a cloth wrapped around him, and Tutankhamun was discovered to have a wound on his left cheek where exactly the Carnarvon biting insect led to his death.

In 1929, 11 people related to the tomb suddenly died of strange causes. Including two relatives of Carnarvon, private secretary of archaeologist Howard Carter is Richard Bethell and Bethell's father, Lord Westbury. Westbury died by jumping into a building. He left behind a piece of paper saying, 'I really can't stand any more horrors and almost don't understand what makes this good here, so I create my own way out.'

Tutankhamen's curse.

7. Curse from the Porsche of James Dean

At 5:45 pm on September 30, 1955, movie star James Dean died in a car accident when his new Porsche Spyder (nicknamed ' Cursed Man ') crashed into a car. other vehicles. Rolf Wutherich, Dean's mechanic friend then sat with the star in the front seat, was thrown out of the car but fortunately survived, and Dean was stuck inside and broken his neck. Donald Turnupseed, the driver of the opposite car only suffered minor injuries.

After the tragedy, a car dealer named George Barris bought ' the truck ' cringed for $ 2,500. As soon as he reached the Barris garage, the Porsche slipped out and fell into a mechanic, causing him to break both legs. While Barris had a bad feeling about the car when he first saw it, his suspicions were confirmed during the race at Pomona Fair on October 24, 1956.

Two doctors Troy McHenry and William Eschrid, racing with two cars with the parts from the " Cursed One " are all in jeopardy: McHenry dies when the car is out of control and slams into a tree, Eschrid's car was flipped down. Eschrid survived despite being seriously injured, saying the car suddenly stopped when he entered the roundabout. After that, Eschrid's car continued to have an accident until 1960, when it disappeared.

Curse from the Porsche of James Dean.

8. The 27 Club

This is a curse unknown by anyone, but it is an obsession for all music artists on the planet. Because of the rumors about this curse, the world's most famous stars in the field of music, considered geniuses, all left at age 27.

The first to open for " The 27th Club " was Robert Johnson, who Eric Clapton called "the greatest blues artist ". It was rumored that he had an agreement with the devil and when he died at the age of 27 (ie 1938), it was time to pay the debt.

Amy Winehouse - the latest female artist to join Club 27.

It would be nothing if after Johnson no unusual thing happened. But strangely, a series of artists later died at the age of 27 like Johnson. It was Brian Jones in 1969, the founding member of the popular band Rolling Stones. A year later, it was Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin. Next was Jim Morrison in 1971, who had the most profound influence in the history of rock music.

In modern times, two famous artists joined the list of " The 27th Club " including Kurt Cobain in 1994 and Amy Winehouse in 2011. They all died at that age, with life and personal life. not very peaceful, related to depression, addiction.

According to many, this curse may be a rumor speculated by the media. But it has greatly influenced the artists in general, and people are waiting to see, who is the next artist to join " The 27th Club ".

9. Curse of Hope diamond

Originating from 1642, this is a famous diamond thanks to its color, size, transparency, beauty and special history. Hope has an egg-shaped, shiny face and brilliant dark blue color, size 25.60 x 21.78 x 12 mm and weighs 45.52 carats.

Hope is used as the face of a necklace chain and another 16 small white diamonds are attached to it. Hope's color is a combination of blue created by the element Bo , found in all blue and gray diamonds.

According to a story about the origins of Hope, a man named Tavernier made a trip to India and stole a large blue diamond from the forehead of a Hindu statue of Sita . Tavernier was bitten by wild dogs during his trip to Russia after stealing the diamond.

Louis XVI was among the most famous owners of Hope - he was beheaded with his wife Queen Marie Antoinette. Finally Hope was presented to the Smithsonian Academy, which is currently located at the gallery of the Mineral and Gem Collection at the American National Museum of Natural History (in Washington, DC).

Curse of Hope diamond.

10. Kennedy curse

Although some unfortunate events can happen to any family, some argue that the constant calamities that hit the Kennedy family were due to a curse. The Kennedy family had a few young, famous members, two brothers, John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy, who were assassinated while in power, and the son of John F. Kennedy died in a five-plane accident. 1999.

John F Kennedy's sister, had to go to a nursing home because of a wrong lobe surgery. Joseph Kennedy died in World War II, Edward Kennedy Jr had to amputate his legs in 12, Michael Kennedy died in a skiing accident.

Kennedy curse.

11. Romanov curse

Romanov was the Russian royal family in the late nineteenth century but was perished by an invisible force that was supposed to be " a strange curse " by Grigori Rasputin.

Rasputin came from a farmer, who was born in a small village in Siberia in 1869. From a young age, he had extraordinary talents to heal others. Later, thanks to that talent, he helped Aleksey, the heir to the Russian Tsar, and was trusted by Tsar Nicholas.

Rasputin (in the middle) was a respected priest in the Romanov dynasty.

However, this mysterious person encounters many accusations about sexual abuse of virgins. When deported, he wrote a letter to Nicholas in December 1916. Accordingly, Rasputin anticipated his death.

He told the Tsar, if he was assassinated by aristocrats, the royal family would surely perish, the monarchy was destroyed in the next year: " You will kill the brothers ", " Russia will be in crisis for 25 years ". Indeed, Rasputin's words came true. Russia's monarchy disappeared after the October 1917 Revolution. The Romanov family was brutally murdered a year later, including Nicholas II, queen, prince, 4 princesses, royal yogurt, full servant, maid and even the cook.

12. Curse the killer mirror

For those who are fans of horror stories, the story of the mirror Louis Alvarez 1743 is certainly no stranger.

In 1743, artisan Louis Alvarez created a very beautiful mirror. But only two days later, he suddenly died of a blood spill, marking the beginning of the murder curse.

The mirror of Alvarez was sold at the grocery store. And when the owner of Tesemer flour bought it for his wife on his birthday, he also died shortly after the first screening by brain hemorrhage.

Curse the killer mirror.

The lost mirror of murder, passed through many master hands over 100 years. During that time, more than 20 others became victims of brain hemorrhage after only 3 days of possessing mirrors.

Rumors about the curse of the death mirror began to spread throughout France, especially when a doctor of science named Smith also died after wanting to discover the mysterious curse.

The truth is only nearly lifted up with Waine, an American archaeologist. With his efforts, he was given the wooden casket by Dr. Smith's grandson.

But strangely, the mirror-age experiment showed that the mirrored, over 100-year-old mirror had a mirror Louis Alvarez 1743 really missing.

Waine wondered why there were still people who died because of the mirror until he saw his two rats sitting next to the mirror who died of blood spill when he was away.

Waine immediately predicted that the killer was actually the wooden frame of the mirror. He took a few pieces of wood chips from the frame to test.

Waine realized, the other frame was made of coura wood - a plant that secretes toxic gas when exposed to strong light. When this gas is inhaled, blood vessels will clog, cracks leading to blood brain spill and death.

Waine almost solved the curse that existed for nearly 300 years. But when preparing to publish research results, the mirror " no wings but fly ". Because there is no control object, the story of the murder mirror is covered with a new mysterious veil.

13. Curse of the music Gloomy Sunday

Gloomy Sunday is one of the scariest music works of all time. The song was composed by the pianist Rezso Seress in a sad rainy Sunday in 1932 in Paris.

The work describes the suffering, desperate mood of the artist who is denied love.

Curse of the song Gloomy Sunday.

After the birth, this scary music quickly spread disaster around the world. Newspapers all over the world have constantly listed the mysterious deaths that happened in the US, in Europe.

The common point of those deaths is the suicide victim after listening to Gloomy Sunday or hugging the song when he died . The culmination of the fact that Rezso's ex-lover also died of this work.

In 1968, Rezso also ended his life because he was so obsessed with his " murder " mentally created child. To prevent the curse of this song, British media even issued a ban on Gloomy Sunday.

The curse of Gloomy Sunday was later explained by many researchers: according to them, at the time of the music's birth, the whole world was suffering from the great crisis of 1929 - 1933.

The victims committed suicide after listening to Gloomy Sunday or hugging the music when they died.

Therefore, sad music has strongly influenced people's psychology, causing many people to be disoriented, depressed and suicidal. Along with that, the weaving of public opinion also contributed to the fearsome curse of this song.

However, this is only a hypothesis. The truth about this scary music still has many unexplored mysteries.