**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** 

They're lurking in museums, graveyards, and private homes around the world. Their stories have inspired countless horror movies, reality TV shows, campfire tales, books, and even chain emails. They're CURSED OBJECTS, and in order to unleash a wave of misfortune, all they need...is YOU! Author J.W. Ocker will discuss his upcoming book, "Cursed Objects: Strange but True Stories of the World's Most Infamous Items." Learn the origins behind some of the most infamous, creepy, and bizarre real-life cursed objects throughout history. Whether you believe in curses or not, the often tragic and always bizarre stories behind these objects promise to fascinate you.

About J.W.:  J.W. Ocker is the Edgar Award-winning author of macabre travelogues, spooky kid’s books, and horror novels. His books include "Poe-Land: The Hallowed Haunts of Edgar Allan Poe;" "A Season with the Witch: The Magic and Mayhem of Halloween in Salem, Massachusetts;" and Twelve Nights at Rotter House. J. W. also runs the website and podcast, "O.T.I.S.: Odd Things I've Seen," where he chronicles his visits to various oddities of culture, art, nature, and history. Learn more about J.W. HERE.

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