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What is the Magickal Skull of Doom Exactly?
Varla Ventura on real life horrors and the totally bizarre
What exactly is the Magickal Skull of Doom and how did you come about the story?
Varla Ventura: Ah, the skull of doom! The story goes that in 1920s this crystal skull turned up under an altar in an archeological excavation in the great Mayan city ruins of Lubaantun, what is now known as Belize. While other crystal skulls have been discovered in Central American ruins, none can match the Skull of Doom for its perfection of craftsmanship and likeness to a real skull. It actually is made refract light in such a way that the eye sockets glow!
Mystery surrounds the skull. It is debated if it is actually pre-Columbian. It is said it is made of crystal that appears to be from what we now call California, not in the Mayan territory, lending to the theory that it is not actually a remnant from Lubaantun and was “placed” there by its “discoverer.” Who knows, for certain? Certainly the archeological practices of the 1920s had very different standards than archeology of today.
But the best part of the story is the doom part, of course. Frederick Mitchell Hedges, one of the archaeologists present at the discovery, is the one rumored to have planted it. He proclaimed that the skull was “used by the high priest of the Maya to concentrate on and will death,” that it was “the embodiment of all evil.” He also said anyone who scoffed at the skull’s powers have died or “have been stricken and become seriously ill.” He is the one who declared it the Skull of Doom.
One of the later owners of the skull, Frank Dortland, swore it gave off an eerie perfume and emanated a sound similar to chiming bells! He also said it could change color at will and that it it sometimes was filled with ever-changing, cloudy images and at other times it contained crystal-clear images of temples, mountains, and myriad other striking scenes. Other folks who observed the skull when it was under Dortland’s watch said a hazy aura would occasionally enshroud it. Still stranger are the reports of physiological phenomena, such as a quickening of the pulse, muscle spasms in the legs and arms, and even eye twitching, affecting people who were near the skull. Don’t you just want one all your own?
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