Talk:Myrtles Plantation's Noose/@comment-5782071-20170316002002

Watching a video on cursed objects, I'm surprised the artifact from the plantation wasn't the mirror. Supposedly, it contains the spirits of Sarah and 2 of her daughters. From the video:

"It used to be standard practice to cover mirrors after someone dies. Only, no one covered this one.The legend goes that Chloe, a slave owned by Sarah and her husband Mark ((so it is Mark or Clark??)), plotted to get revenge. She baked a cake with extra poisonous additives for the owners, only Sarah and her two children are the cake, resulting in their deaths. Their spirits were then transported into the only uncovered mirror. Visitors of the plantation often see the family in the reflection, as well as handprints of small children on the glass."

As for why mirrors were covered in houses of mourning: http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2969340/jewish/Why-Are-the-Mirrors-Covered-in-a-House-of-Mourning.htm