Is the Dybbuk Box truly cursed, or is it the internet’s biggest haunted hoax? In this episode, we break down the story behind the infamous “haunted wine cabinet” that allegedly caused illness, nightmares, shadow figures, and destroyed electronics. I walk through each owner’s experiences, what a dybbuk really is, and why this object became one of the most viral haunted artifacts online.

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About the show

Kat Has Questions is a curiosity-driven podcast about real stories that sound unreal — from unsolved crimes and strange history to the quietly weird corners of human behavior.

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Sources & Further Reading

• Haxton, Jason. The Dibbuk Box. Truman State University Press, 2011.

• Mannis, Kevin. Original Dybbuk Box eBay Listing Archive (2003).

• “The Dibbuk Box.” Haunted Museum – Zak Bagans, Las Vegas.

• Kaplan, Jeff. “Dybbuk Box: The Story Behind the World’s Most Haunted Object.” LA Times Interview, 2020.

• Jewish Virtual Library – “Dybbuk: Jewish Folklore Origins.”

• Snopes.com – “Is the Dybbuk Box Real?” (2021 investigation)

• Vox – “The Dybbuk Box and How Internet Creepypasta Became Modern Folklore.”

• NPR – “Haunted Objects and the Psychology of Belief.”

  
  

🎵 Music: “Scrunchy” by Night Drift

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