Busby Stoop Chair
Could a chair hold the weight of a curse?
4.7 (30)
41 mins
Discover the eerie tale of the Busby Stoop Chair and its dark legacy tied to Thomas Busby’s curse. Explore the mysterious deaths and strange occurrences linked to those who dared sit in it over centuries. Uncover how folklore, fear, and human imagination have preserved this chilling story in museums and local history.
Ep 1:
A Murderer's Dying Curse
A counterfeiter's brutal murder and gruesome execution in 1702 gives rise to a chilling curse—and the chair that would carry it for centuries.
Ep 2:
Decades of Dares and Death
Decades after Busby's death, a chimney sweep and wartime airmen dare fate by sitting in his chair, with devastating and deadly consequences.
Ep 3:
The Curse Claims a Landlord
As deaths pile up through the 60s and 70s, skeptical landlord Tony Earnshaw becomes a believer, finally banishing the chair for good.
Ep 4:
The Chair That Wasn't
A furniture historian's discovery casts doubt on the chair's true origins, raising the unsettling question: was the real cursed chair ever found at all?
Ep 5:
The Wall Where Death Still Waits
Today the legend lingers in Thirsk's streets and museum walls—leaving us to wonder if Busby's rage was real, or just a haunting coincidence.
Discussions (12)
Herman
Level 9 · 8 mo agoIt is absolutely hilarious that people fear a chair from 1840 when Busby died in 1702. The museum is basically protecting a random piece of wood.
Luther
Level 6 · 8 mo agoBro 60 kills? That chair is absolutely busted.
Eugene
Level 3 · 8 mo agoHaunting a machine made replica chair for decades is genuinely so embarrassing for him as a ghost lol
