Post by "Mysti" on Sept 16, 2005 14:36:28 GMT -5
Of all tales and legends of the supernatural and paranormal, this story is arguably the most documented, the most chilling, and one of
the most difficult to explain.
As the legend is told, Some 1500 years before Christ, there lived an egyptian princess known only as The Princess of Amen-Ra. When the princess past on, she was placed in an ornate gold
coffin and buried deep in a vault at Luxor. Luxor was a city on the banks of the Nile.
The Princess of Amen-Ra laid in her tomb, undisturbed, for over 3000 years. That all changed in 1898, when she was unearthed during and excavation of Luxor. During the excavations, 4 rich young Englishmen
were invited to visit the dig. While there, one of the excavators offered the 4 men the oppertunity to buy a gold coffin containing the mummified remains of The Princess of Amen-Ra.
The four men drew lots to decide who would get the priceless piece. The man who won had to pay several thousand pounds for the ornate coffin. He had the coffin shipped directly to his hotel room, where he
could examine it more closly. Later that night, the man was seen walking out toward the desert. The man never returned to the hotel, and was never seen again.
The next day, one of the remaining three men claimed ownership of the coffin. He was shot accidenally,later that day, by an Egyptian police officer. His arm was so severly wounded, that a local Egyptian doctor had to amputate it. The mummy and coffin where then given to the third man in the group.
The third man in the foursome found on his return home that the bank holding his entire life savings had gone bankrupt. He committed suicide that same day. The fourth and last man in the group suffered a severe illness soon after taking possesion of the mummy. Because of the illness, he lost his job, and was reduced to selling matches and apples on street corners.
Soon after the misfortune of the 4 englishmen, a London
buisnessman bought the mummy and coffin from an undisclosed dealer. Soon after purchusing the infamous mummy, his wife and 2 of his children were killed in a road accident. Along with that, his house was damaged by a fire. The buisness man decided to get rid of the mummy, and donated it to a British Museum.
The coffin and mummy arrived to the museum on a truck three days after being donated. As the coffin was being unloaded, the truck rolled back and crushed a passerby. After getting the coffin off the truck,
it was brought up stairs by two workers. One of the workers fell, later on, and broke his leg. The other workers fate was far worse. Seemingly in perfect health, he died 2 days later of unknown causes.
Once the Princess of Amen-Ra and her gold coffin were placed in the Egyptian room, all kinds of strange things started happening. The museum's 3rd shift security guards frequently heard frantic hammering and
sobbing coming from inside the coffin. Other exhibits in the room would fly off their shelves, and some pieces would disappear, only to be found in other rooms in the museum.
One time, a security guard on the night shift
made an obsene gesture to the coffin. His partner found him in the room two hours later. He was dead. The security gaurd that found him quit soon after. No one ever wanted to go near the coffin. The cleaning crew wouldn't go anywhere near it. Only once did a cleaner go next to the coffin. Two days later, his son died of the measles.
Finally, after only a month of being displayed, the owners of the museum had the coffin put in the basement. Figuring that the Princess of Amen-Ra could do no harm down there. They were quite mistaken. Within one week of the move. One of the helpers went seriously ill, and died.
Soon after that, the supervisor of the move fas found dead in his office. By the time the supervisor was found, word had leaked out to the media about the mummy. An asspiring journalist was granted permission to photograph the gold coffin. After taking a few pictures of the coffin, he went home and developed them. When they were developed, the journalist made an astonishing discovery.
The paiting on the top of the coffin was that of a horriying, disfigured human face. After seeing this grotesque picture, he went into his bedroom, took out a gun, and shot himself. Soon after the journalist committed suicide, the museum sold the mummy and coffin to a private collector.
During the short time it was on display in his house, many people that came into the house either got
very ill, or was found dead for no exact reason. The owner eventually banished it to the attic, after no one wanted to take it off his hands.
A well known authority on the occult, Madame Helena Blavatsky, was invited to visit the premises. Upon entering the house, she suddenly felt a dark energy swirling about the home. Determined to find the source,
Madame Helena started to search the whole house. She was immedialty drwawn to the attic.
Upon entering the attic, she had no trouble finding the
source of the problem. The owner, who was now frantic because he brough this casket ito his own home, asked Madame Helena if she could exorcise the evil energy.
"There is no way possible to exorcise evil. Evil remains evil forever. What was never good, can never be good." said Madame Helena. "
I implore you to get rid of this ghastly monstrosity as soon as you can." Frantic to get rid of the casket and mummy, the gentleman contacted every museum in the area. But no one would even consider taking the cursed piece. The fact that over 20 people had met with misfortune, disaster, illness, and/or death from either owning or handling the casket. And all those happened in barely a ten year span, and so it was now very well known.
After months of searching for someone to take the mummy, the gentleman was contacted by an American archaeologist. He wanted to buy the princess and her casket, saying that the misfortunes that surounded it was nothing more than quirks of circumstance. The American paid a handsome price for the mummy and arranged for its removal from England to New York.
In April of 1912, the new owner of the princess and her casket, escorted his treasure aboard a cruise liner set to sail for America. This brand new White Star Liner was about to make its maiden voyage to New York.
On the night of April 14, 1912, amid scenes of unprecedented horror, the Princess of Amen-Ra accompanied about 1,500 other passengers of that new White Star Liner to their deaths at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the ship was of course, the H.M.S. TITANIC.
the most difficult to explain.
As the legend is told, Some 1500 years before Christ, there lived an egyptian princess known only as The Princess of Amen-Ra. When the princess past on, she was placed in an ornate gold
coffin and buried deep in a vault at Luxor. Luxor was a city on the banks of the Nile.
The Princess of Amen-Ra laid in her tomb, undisturbed, for over 3000 years. That all changed in 1898, when she was unearthed during and excavation of Luxor. During the excavations, 4 rich young Englishmen
were invited to visit the dig. While there, one of the excavators offered the 4 men the oppertunity to buy a gold coffin containing the mummified remains of The Princess of Amen-Ra.
The four men drew lots to decide who would get the priceless piece. The man who won had to pay several thousand pounds for the ornate coffin. He had the coffin shipped directly to his hotel room, where he
could examine it more closly. Later that night, the man was seen walking out toward the desert. The man never returned to the hotel, and was never seen again.
The next day, one of the remaining three men claimed ownership of the coffin. He was shot accidenally,later that day, by an Egyptian police officer. His arm was so severly wounded, that a local Egyptian doctor had to amputate it. The mummy and coffin where then given to the third man in the group.
The third man in the foursome found on his return home that the bank holding his entire life savings had gone bankrupt. He committed suicide that same day. The fourth and last man in the group suffered a severe illness soon after taking possesion of the mummy. Because of the illness, he lost his job, and was reduced to selling matches and apples on street corners.
Soon after the misfortune of the 4 englishmen, a London
buisnessman bought the mummy and coffin from an undisclosed dealer. Soon after purchusing the infamous mummy, his wife and 2 of his children were killed in a road accident. Along with that, his house was damaged by a fire. The buisness man decided to get rid of the mummy, and donated it to a British Museum.
The coffin and mummy arrived to the museum on a truck three days after being donated. As the coffin was being unloaded, the truck rolled back and crushed a passerby. After getting the coffin off the truck,
it was brought up stairs by two workers. One of the workers fell, later on, and broke his leg. The other workers fate was far worse. Seemingly in perfect health, he died 2 days later of unknown causes.
Once the Princess of Amen-Ra and her gold coffin were placed in the Egyptian room, all kinds of strange things started happening. The museum's 3rd shift security guards frequently heard frantic hammering and
sobbing coming from inside the coffin. Other exhibits in the room would fly off their shelves, and some pieces would disappear, only to be found in other rooms in the museum.
One time, a security guard on the night shift
made an obsene gesture to the coffin. His partner found him in the room two hours later. He was dead. The security gaurd that found him quit soon after. No one ever wanted to go near the coffin. The cleaning crew wouldn't go anywhere near it. Only once did a cleaner go next to the coffin. Two days later, his son died of the measles.
Finally, after only a month of being displayed, the owners of the museum had the coffin put in the basement. Figuring that the Princess of Amen-Ra could do no harm down there. They were quite mistaken. Within one week of the move. One of the helpers went seriously ill, and died.
Soon after that, the supervisor of the move fas found dead in his office. By the time the supervisor was found, word had leaked out to the media about the mummy. An asspiring journalist was granted permission to photograph the gold coffin. After taking a few pictures of the coffin, he went home and developed them. When they were developed, the journalist made an astonishing discovery.
The paiting on the top of the coffin was that of a horriying, disfigured human face. After seeing this grotesque picture, he went into his bedroom, took out a gun, and shot himself. Soon after the journalist committed suicide, the museum sold the mummy and coffin to a private collector.
During the short time it was on display in his house, many people that came into the house either got
very ill, or was found dead for no exact reason. The owner eventually banished it to the attic, after no one wanted to take it off his hands.
A well known authority on the occult, Madame Helena Blavatsky, was invited to visit the premises. Upon entering the house, she suddenly felt a dark energy swirling about the home. Determined to find the source,
Madame Helena started to search the whole house. She was immedialty drwawn to the attic.
Upon entering the attic, she had no trouble finding the
source of the problem. The owner, who was now frantic because he brough this casket ito his own home, asked Madame Helena if she could exorcise the evil energy.
"There is no way possible to exorcise evil. Evil remains evil forever. What was never good, can never be good." said Madame Helena. "
I implore you to get rid of this ghastly monstrosity as soon as you can." Frantic to get rid of the casket and mummy, the gentleman contacted every museum in the area. But no one would even consider taking the cursed piece. The fact that over 20 people had met with misfortune, disaster, illness, and/or death from either owning or handling the casket. And all those happened in barely a ten year span, and so it was now very well known.
After months of searching for someone to take the mummy, the gentleman was contacted by an American archaeologist. He wanted to buy the princess and her casket, saying that the misfortunes that surounded it was nothing more than quirks of circumstance. The American paid a handsome price for the mummy and arranged for its removal from England to New York.
In April of 1912, the new owner of the princess and her casket, escorted his treasure aboard a cruise liner set to sail for America. This brand new White Star Liner was about to make its maiden voyage to New York.
On the night of April 14, 1912, amid scenes of unprecedented horror, the Princess of Amen-Ra accompanied about 1,500 other passengers of that new White Star Liner to their deaths at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean. The name of the ship was of course, the H.M.S. TITANIC.
