Faust’s Höllenzwang, known as The Book of Hell’s Charms, is a legendary book kept in a church in Zellerfeld. If you’re unlucky enough to be able to read it, it summons the Devil. If he is summoned, pray that you’re able to read it backwards or he may take your soul.
A Hand of Glory is a severed, pickled hand of a hanged evildoer, either the left hand or the hand that did the evil dead. When combined with a candle made from the evildoer’s fat, it has the power to unlock doors and freeze people in place. The candle’s flame can only be put out with milk, and only shows to its holder. Photo of a Hand of Glory on display at Whitby Museum by Badobadop
Recent esoteric/occult book birthday book haul! The Book of Lilith by Barbara Black, John Dee and the Empire of Angels by Jason Louv, and Cursed Objects by J.W. Ocker. I’ve been enjoying Cursed Objects and I can’t wait to dive into the rest!
