Haunted "Crying boy" painting!
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"This mystery is of particular interest to me, because when I was much younger, my parents actually had a copy of one of these paintings in our house, hanging half way up the stairs on the wall. Here's the story about the painting and it's numerous prints:
From around 1985 onwards, a series of mysterious house fires were brought to the attention of the general public, following the discovery that in each case, the buildings and all their contents were completely destroyed apart from a painting - the "Crying Boy", which remained unscathed. In the years that followed, some 40-50 cases were recorded in which a house fire had destroyed everything except for the picture. It became known as the "Curse of the Crying Boy", and even made headline news at one point. The picture itself was a portrait painted by a Spanish artist of an orphan. It is said that his studio burnt to the ground, and the boy was later killed in a car crash. The picture is one of the first to be mass produced in the UK, there are several thousand of them in circulation, but the curse still appears to apply to all the copies. It is said that the curse will only effect someone if the owner of the painting becomes aware of it. Some psychics have claimed that the painting is Haunted by the spirit of the boy it depicts.
We must have had that painting in our house for 15+ years, and although it never set fire to anything, I never used to like it. It's not a particularly pleasant picture in any case, and it always used to give me the creeps. Fortunately it's long gone, but I can't help wondering who's got it now. One thing's for certain, there's no way I'd ever put that picture up in my house again."
"The SUN newspaper did a huge story about the painting and asked all its readers to send in their copies of the painting to them and they would destroy them. And guess what... a fire mysteriously started at the warehouse where the paintings were being stored." -
Submitted by a viewer:
I am a regular visitor to your site and until now I have never seen anything that has made my blood stand still. My Great Grandfather lived in Davenport, LA in the early 80's. His house was old but always clean and safe because he frequently had children visiting. The only thing that scared me about my Great Grandfather's house was this creepy close up painting of a boy crying. I was a young boy at the time and didn't like the fact that it felt like the boy was watching me. Any way in the summer of '83 he left town for a business trip and returned to find that his house had burnt to the ground. Searching through the remains of his home he found that only two things had survived the fire: A photo album of me and the painting of the crying boy. He told me this story several times before he died but I never believed him, thinking he was trying to spook me. I am 23 now and when I read the story and saw the pic on your site, more than just a chill ran down my spine, if you catch my drift.. I once asked him what happened to the painting and he said that he sold it for a dollar at a garage sale. I remember the painting but not the fire. I saw that you asked for letters about this painting and decided to share my Great Grandfather's experience with you. ~ Steve -
tt's indeed creepy..hmm..lots of curse involved in paintings..especially children..hmm....
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The last haunted painting which was posted in here was "Hands Resist Him" by rat....that one was creepy too..
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Here the Hands Resist Him thread by rat..
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yah loh..tt's creepy..lots of tiny hands behind the boy..Originally posted by PaJeRoMiNi Ver 1.0:The last haunted painting which was posted in here was "Hands Resist Him" by rat....that one was creepy too.. -
always children children... problem
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i m actually quite drawn to all these suposedly haunted/cursed paintings....
so if any of u has any info on more of these sorta stuff pls do lemme know,or post it up here.......thanks -
hey..me too..!! i love to see all those haunted paintings..ever since reading a book by roald dalh's The Witches..there's one part abt a girl kena trapped in a painting..and each day..she'll continue her activities in the painting..growing older in the painting..kekeke..Originally posted by ratinacage:i m actually quite drawn to all these suposedly haunted/cursed paintings....
so if any of u has any info on more of these sorta stuff pls do lemme know,or post it up here.......thanks -
sounds good.....but i cannot read fiction....cannot hold my attention for long.....prefer non fiction books.Originally posted by Angel^_^:hey..me too..!! i love to see all those haunted paintings..ever since reading a book by roald dalh's The Witches..there's one part abt a girl kena trapped in a painting..and each day..she'll continue her activities in the painting..growing older in the painting..kekeke..
anybody reads about ted bundy,charles manson,albert fish and the likes???
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roald dalh's my fav author when im young..kekeke..collected his story books..Originally posted by ratinacage:sounds good.....but i cannot read fiction....cannot hold my attention for long.....prefer non fiction books.
anybody reads about ted bundy,charles manson,albert fish and the likes???
well..beside tt..i love to see those books abt mysteries..unsolved crimes..unexplained missing ppl..unexplained crimes..oooohh..lots more too..faries..goblins..nessie..kekeke..i love those books.. -
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good morning..Originally posted by sh|nY_BoY:hmmmm -
i read tat book when i in primary sch???Originally posted by Angel^_^:roald dalh's my fav author when im young..kekeke..collected his story books..
well..beside tt..i love to see those books abt mysteries..unsolved crimes..unexplained missing ppl..unexplained crimes..oooohh..lots more too..faries..goblins..nessie..kekeke..i love those books.. -
I liked the movie on tt book "The witches"....Originally posted by Angel^_^:roald dalh's my fav author when im young..kekeke..collected his story books..
well..beside tt..i love to see those books abt mysteries..unsolved crimes..unexplained missing ppl..unexplained crimes..oooohh..lots more too..faries..goblins..nessie..kekeke..i love those books.. -
oooohh..kekeke..yah..i've watched tt too..kekeke..Originally posted by *evanesence*:I liked the movie on tt book "The witches".... -
keke..yah..in the school library..i'll borrow those kinda books..kekeke..den sit at a corner and read..tt time me librarian mah..so will hv more chances to read..keke..or..*ahem* hv the piority to "book" those books..kekeke..Originally posted by [D]ennis:i read tat book when i in primary sch???