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**The Curse of the Golden Statue**

Kieran Culkin stood on the stage of the Dolby Theatre, clutching his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. The golden statue felt heavier than he expected, its cold surface pressing into his palm like a secret. The applause was deafening, the lights blinding, but as he looked out into the sea of faces, something felt… off. A shadow flickered at the edge of his vision, just beyond the spotlight. He blinked, and it was gone.

The after-parties were a blur of champagne and congratulations. Everyone wanted a piece of him his agent, his co-stars, even strangers who claimed they’d “always believed in him.” But as the night wore on, Kieran couldn’t shake the feeling that something was watching him. The Oscar, now resting on a table beside him, seemed to gleam a little too brightly, its blank eyes staring into nothing.

When he finally returned to his hotel room, exhausted, he placed the statue on the nightstand. He fell asleep almost instantly, but his dreams were restless. He was back on the set of *A Real Pain*, except the cameras weren’t rolling. The crew stood frozen, their faces pale and lifeless. And there, in the center of the set, was the Oscar, its golden surface now tarnished and cracked. A voice whispered, *“You didn’t earn me.”*

Kieran woke with a start, drenched in sweat. The room was silent, but the Oscar was no longer on the nightstand. It was on his pillow, inches from his face, its expressionless gaze fixed on him. He recoiled, scrambling out of bed. The statue toppled to the floor with a dull thud.

The next morning, he told himself it was just stress. Awards season had been a whirlwind, after all. But strange things kept happening. The Oscar would appear in places he hadn’t left it on the kitchen counter, in the shower, once even in the refrigerator. He’d hear whispers when no one was around, faint and indistinct, like a crowd murmuring just out of earshot.

Then came the nightmares. Every night, he’d dream of the Oscar, its golden surface melting away to reveal something dark and writhing beneath. The voice grew louder, more insistent. *“You didn’t earn me. You didn’t earn me.”*

Desperate, Kieran reached out to the previous winner of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar. The man sounded hesitant, almost afraid, but he agreed to meet. Over coffee, he confessed that he, too, had experienced strange occurrences after his win. “It’s like the statue knows,” he said, his hands trembling. “It knows when it’s not deserved.”

Kieran scoffed at first. He’d worked hard for this. He’d poured his soul into *A Real Pain*. But deep down, a gnawing doubt crept in. Had he truly earned it? Or had he simply been in the right place at the right time?

The final straw came one night when he woke to find the Oscar standing at the foot of his bed, its golden surface now blackened and cracked. The voice was no longer a whisper. It was a roar. *“You didn’t earn me!”*

Kieran screamed, throwing the statue across the room. It shattered against the wall, but instead of golden shards, a thick, black liquid oozed from the fragments. It pooled on the floor, writhing and bubbling, before forming into a shape a figure with hollow eyes and a twisted smile.

The next morning, Kieran was gone. His Oscar was found in the hotel lobby, pristine and gleaming, as if nothing had happened. The staff swore they hadn’t seen him leave.

And now, as the next awards season approaches, the Oscar sits in its case, waiting for its next recipient. Some say it’s cursed, that it chooses its winners not for their talent, but for their doubt. Because doubt, after all, is the real pain.

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