Anyone remember a segment about a chair that was haunted and something bad always happened to anyone who sat in it? am i crazy? i remember seeing this as a kid and being freaked out. i had a bedroom set when i was a little that was antique and i thought it was haunted. i guess i have that antique phobia like billy bob thornton supposedly does.

I remember this one. I liked the case. I'm not superstitous but if there was a chair nicknamed "The Chair of Death" and that people who sat on it had a habit of dying afterwards, I sure as hell wouldn't sit on that chair.

A comdemned man named Thomas Busby (I think that was his name) was on his way to be executed when he stopped at his favorite pub for one last drink. As he left, he turned around and yelled that anyone who sat in his favorite chair would meet "sudden death."

So far, the curse has worked, and the chair now hangs in a local museum, several inches off the ground, so that no one can sit in it.

thanks charmed for the info. it all rings a bell now. was the setting of the story in the old west ?

I believe this was one of the CBS era episodes? Anyone remember?

thanks charmed for the info. it all rings a bell now. was the setting of the story in the old west ?

It is in England, in a village named Thirsk. The chair hangs on a wall in a museum there.

I remember this case as a more recent one, probably CBS, too.

When I first saw it I thought of those cheap old horror movies like Friday the 13th. At the beginning, a group wild kids run into an old man who says "Heed my warning, there is evil at that lake" or something like that and, of course, bad things do happening.

In the UM ep, a English military pilot is warned, same as the horror film, of the curse before brazenly hopping in the chair. A day or so later he dies following the car accident.

What did I learn? Teen slasher movies teach you valuable lessons which can save your life. :crazy:

you're right queen mary. i must have had my stories mixed up. i watched the segment on youtube and it scared me all over again

I was thinking of taking a trip to this little town to see if I could actually find/see the chair of death...think it would be really cool...I have no idea how far Thirsk is from where I am in jolly ol'. If I get there I will make sure to post come pics so everyone can see it. :)

I agree that it's a pretty big coincidence that all those people died after sitting in the chair. But I also wonder how many other people sat in the chair and didn't die. The segment made it sound like every single person who tried it out met an untimely fate right away.

I still wouldn't sit in it though.

I've always liked this segment. I wouldn't sit on that chair, though! :eek:

I agree that it's a pretty big coincidence that all those people died after sitting in the chair. But I also wonder how many other people sat in the chair and didn't die. The segment made it sound like every single person who tried it out met an untimely fate right away.

I still wouldn't sit in it though.

I wonder the same thing. I just find it difficult to believe condemned murderers are given that kind of power in the afterlife to kill anyone who sits in a chair. That would be kind of ashame if it is true don't you think?

Probably an urban legend thats been spiced up over time to attract tourism, as you say there are probably many people who sat in the chair and nothing happened to them.

I mean think about it, if they thought the chair really killed all those people, I would think they would have burned the damn thing rather than display it in a museum.

I wonder the same thing. I just find it difficult to believe condemned murderers are given that kind of power in the afterlife to kill anyone who sits in a chair. That would be kind of ashame if it is true don't you think?

Probably an urban legend thats been spiced up over time to attract tourism, as you say there are probably many people who sat in the chair and nothing happened to them.

I mean think about it, if they thought the chair really killed all those people, I would think they would have burned the damn thing rather than display it in a museum.

Well, Don Decker, aka Rainboy, was tormented by his grandfather even after his grandfather died, so it's not unlikely that some people have some sort of malevolent influence after death.

Well, Don Decker, aka Rainboy, was tormented by his grandfather even after his grandfather died, so it's not unlikely that some people have some sort of malevolent influence after death.

Was that actually his grandfather doing it? Or was it just demon spirits brought by the evil that was done to him?

I believe that sometimes evil works by humans can bring about demonic posession, but I don't neccessarily think they actually pull the strings on that stuff when they are dead.

Looks like Thirsk is in North Yorkshire...that's not really THAT far away from me...will have to ask my husband when he comes home (he's english...he'd def know....hmmm might be a road trip in my future)

and NO I would nver sit in that chair or let my son sit in it...I mean, why tempt fate?

Yeah, can't say that I would have a seat in it either. Out loud I would say that I'm skeptical about such things, but I wouldn't sit in the chair!

Yeah, can't say that I would have a seat in it either. Out loud I would say that I'm skeptical about such things, but I wouldn't sit in the chair!
me neither,even tho my belief is that satan isn't the one who holds the keys to life and death! :)

I have seen the chair. It isn't intimidating.

I have seen the chair. It isn't intimidating.
would you have sat in it if you could have?

would you have sat in it if you could have?

I think so. Obviously I can't be 100% sure.

This segment was ridiculous. They really were reaching at this point in the series and were desperate to get any viewers possible for ratings. The exorcism case was also hilariously bad. Once I finish my run through (I'm in season 10) I'll probably just stick to seasons 1-4 if I decide to watch any of these again. It really started to go down hill around season 5 and became pretty comical and hard to sit through by season 8.

At least in the later seasons they finally started handing out strict jail sentences, murderers actually started getting more than a couple years in jail so that was at least nice to see.

I mean think about it, if they thought the chair really killed all those people, I would think they would have burned the damn thing rather than display it in a museum.

That was my first thought. If the thing was so deadly I'd be throwing it into a massive Bonfire!