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Home Paranormal New Zealand Archive for category "Haunted Objects"

Category: Haunted Objects

Can spirits attach themselves to an item or location? Can an object become cursed, possessed or haunted? How could an object store something like that? If there is such a thing as a Haunted House…then why not a Haunted Object?
If a house can hold an energy / curse / entity (in theory), what about individual objects?
Perhaps an item with some special connection to the deceased.
Perhaps an item can be cursed using some dark magic ritual?
There are theories and reports from many of those that have encountered such things, that swear that they can and do.
Be it a personal belonging of the deceased, a car, old furniture, portraits and mirrors, Ouija Boards, wedding dresses, a favourite toy (dolls are a common item) or just some random and unassuming household object that appears to hold something unexplainable within, that somehow creates some overwhelming emotion for anyone holding or near it. Cursed and haunted objects have also been blamed for causing mysterious deaths and suicide.

Personally, to be bluntly honest, I’m not quite sold on the idea; though I can see things from both sides. I can appreciate a good ghost story, but I do sympathise with those that genuinely feel their home and those in it are in some danger as a result of a specific item that somehow is causing trauma and emotional (even physical) disturbance within the family.
As a Paranormal researcher, it is something of a duty for us to look into such things.
To at least try to filter out the fairy tales from the fact. Claims of allegedly haunted items are a worldwide phenomenon and go back hundreds, even thousands of years. Stories of dolls being possessed by previous owners, walking and talking are common and seem to be a popular form for the spirits to take on as a host. Portraits and people in paintings are said to move; faces appear in mirrors and toys activate on their own; even without batteries.
Being a mad collector of all things creepy, macabre and mysterious I have, throughout the past three or so decades, amassed quite the eclectic assortment of items; the feared and the curious.

Many are from fearful families making contact asking for me to please take it away; some are from people that have had experiences and so offer an item to me as they feel I could add it to my research. A couple I have salvaged from derelict houses that have a dark or sad history and are due to be demolished. A couple of examples are a small window from a demolished house in Hobsonville that was the scene of a murder, which is inscribed with ritualistic symbols, and a couple dolls that I rescued (felt sorry for, so adopted) from a burned out house out south. A few have just turned up on my doorstep (literally!).

In this section I will endeavour to post photos of a few of the items in my collection, complete with their back-stories, to try and document and share with our readers as much as we can about them; in the interest of an open-mind and to hopefully advance our personal research. If you have an item in your home which either has a dark or traumatic past…or you feel might be haunted, cursed or containing something not welcome in your home, please get in contact. Thanks, Enjoy! – Mark

Crying Boy painting collected from Dunedin –  A tragic case

Crying Boy painting collected from Dunedin – A tragic case

By Mark Wallbank 04/07/2022 04/07/2022
"Crying Boy painting collected from Dunedin – A tragic case"
A doll with a message

A doll with a message

By Mark Wallbank 09/05/2021 09/05/2021
"A doll with a message"
Recent ”Adoption” – Feb 2021

Recent ”Adoption” – Feb 2021

By Mark Wallbank 13/02/2021 13/02/2021
"Recent ”Adoption” – Feb 2021"
Haunted Mirror

Haunted Mirror

By Mark Wallbank 30/05/2020 31/05/2020
"Haunted Mirror"
Angry homesick doll yearns for the Highlands

Angry homesick doll yearns for the Highlands

By Mark Wallbank 22/02/2020 16/11/2022
"Angry homesick doll yearns for the Highlands"
Haunted Marionettes

Haunted Marionettes

By Mark Wallbank 11/01/2020 11/01/2020
"Haunted Marionettes"
Two new ”haunted” additions

Two new ”haunted” additions

By Mark Wallbank 16/11/2019 09/01/2022
"Two new ”haunted” additions"
Mother in the Mirror

Mother in the Mirror

By Mark Wallbank 23/08/2019 23/08/2019
"Mother in the Mirror"
Little box of bones n crystals

Little box of bones n crystals

By Mark Wallbank 11/08/2019 11/08/2019
"Little box of bones n crystals"
The Toy Keyboard under the floor

The Toy Keyboard under the floor

By Mark Wallbank 05/08/2019 08/04/2020
"The Toy Keyboard under the floor"
Two recent ”Haunted” additions

Two recent ”Haunted” additions

By Mark Wallbank 03/07/2019 04/08/2019
"Two recent ”Haunted” additions"
New chatty haunted family member arrived!

New chatty haunted family member arrived!

By Mark Wallbank 05/03/2019 04/08/2019
"New chatty haunted family member arrived!"
The Crying Boy Paintings

The Crying Boy Paintings

By Mark Wallbank 02/03/2018 05/07/2022
"The Crying Boy Paintings"
New Haunted family member from the UK!

New Haunted family member from the UK!

By Mark Wallbank 13/09/2017 30/08/2022
"New Haunted family member from the UK!"
The Blond Haired Boy

The Blond Haired Boy

By Mark Wallbank 18/09/2016 06/03/2020
"The Blond Haired Boy"
Haunted Toys

Haunted Toys

By Mark Wallbank 29/08/2015 05/08/2019
"Haunted Toys"

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