cursed object
Malevolently enchanted item
A cursed object is an item believed to bring misfortune, harm, or supernatural trouble to its owners.
The concept appears across folklore, horror fiction, and popular culture—haunted dolls, unlucky gems, artifacts that doom whoever possesses them: The Hope Diamond is supposedly a cursed object.
In internet slang, cursed object describes anything unsettling or wrong in a way that defies easy explanation: That shoe filled with mayonnaise is a cursed object.
- hauntedOccupied by ghosts
- haunted houseDwelling believed spirit-inhabited
- artifactHuman-made historical object
- ancient artifactObject from distant past
- relicPreserved ancient object
Hope Diamond · hex · possessed · evil spirit · monkey's paw · jinxed · malevolent · ancient · forbidden · tomb · ritual · dark · dark magic · black magic · evil · spirit · demon · antique
- fantasy magicmagic wand, crystal ball, flying broom, love potion, invisibility cloak
- fantasy tropesdragon, dragons, elf, elves, dwarf
- horror tropesjump scare, final girl, haunted house, masked killer, slasher
- magical artifactsamulet, talisman, wand, grimoire, spellbook
- mystical questholy grail, magic sword, enchanted forest, dragon slaying, treasure hunt
- story tropesquest, hero's journey, plot twist, chosen one, red herring
cursed objectlucky charm
Object thought to bring fortune
blessed object · good luck charm · talisman · amulet · protective amulet
cursed objectholy relic
Consecrated religious artifact
sacred object · holy artifact · sacred relic · sacramental · Ark of the Covenant
curse, curses, cursing, cursed, curser, accursed, object, objects, objected