1Cassandra
In Greek mythology a priestess named Cassandra was able to accurately predict the future but was cursed so that no one would believe her.
2Titivillus
Medieval scribes invented a "Patron Demon of Scribes" called Titivillus. He would wander the earth every day collecting scribal errors until he could fill his sack 1000 times. The sack was taken to the devil and each mistake recorded against the name of the monk who had made the error.
3Rabbit's foot
The superstition of the rabbit’s foot being “lucky” originates from the African-American folk spirituality known as hoodoo. It’s said that the rabbit’s feet are lucky because of their reproductive habits, so carrying a rabbit’s foot was thought to help with fertility.
4Love voodoo
There is a Voodoo superstition that involves a woman putting her own menstrual blood in a man's food so that he will fall in love with her.
5Zduhać
In Serbian tradition, a Zduhać was a man who had the supernatural ability to defend their village from bad weather. While asleep, the soul of a Zduhać would leave their body to battle demonic beings who brought bad weather. The Zduhać would wake up tired the next day.
6Beast of Gevaudan
The Beast of Gevaudan is an unidentified creature that killed over 100 people in France during the 1700s.
7Exorcism
Every year, half a million Italians claim they are possessed, demanding an exorcism. Demands for exorcisms are also growing globally. In response to the rise, the Vatican even held a week-long exorcism course for 200 priests in 2018.
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8Yankee curse
During construction of the new Yankee Stadium, a construction worker and avid Boston Red Sox fan buried a replica jersey of Red Sox player David Ortiz underneath the visitors' dugout with the objective of placing a "hex" on the Yankees, much like the "Curse of the Bambino."
9Fomorians
The Fomorians are a supernatural race in Irish mythology who represent chaos, darkness, death, blight, and drought, often coming from the sea or underground.
10Anneliese Michel
A girl named Anneliese Michel went through 67 Exorcisms, 1-2 per week lasting up to 4 hours. The exorcisms spanned over 10 months between 1975 and 76, at the end of which she died. Her autopsy revealed she had died of malnutrition/dehydration due to being in a semi-starvation state for almost a year while the rites of exorcism were performed.
