Joe Hill—the mastermind behind N0S4A2 and Locke & Key—has arrived at DC, curating his own cutting-edge horror comics pop-up! Hill House Comics will terrify readers with a smart, subversive and scary lineup of five original limited series. Hill House Comics debuted with Basketful of Heads, written by Hill and illustrated by Leomacs. The chills continued in the following months with The Low, Low Woods; The Dollhouse Family; Daphne Byrne and Plunge, from some of the biggest names in horror storytelling. Enter to win the entire chill-filled line! The thing about cursed objects is that there’s no actual way to actually prove they are having an effect on the things around them. Like God and ghosts, it’s really based on what you believe. But coincidences can be a strong motivator when it comes to declaring an object cursed. One part of Osker’s book that I found exceptionally fascinating was the huge “cursed object” market on eBay, where people actually pay to receive a cursed item. I don’t really believe in cursed objects, yet I am superstitious enough that I still wouldn’t invite trouble into my house. (I already have three cats who I think might be possessed.) It is a fun subset of internet sales to think about, though. There are as many different objects that can be cursed as there are people to willingly receive them. Or maybe you buy one to give someone you don’t like. (I wonder if the curse still works if the object is charged to your credit card.) Whether they knew what they were getting into or not, here are eight fun books featuring cursed objects that became a part of people’s lives.
