Episode 18: I Hate When My Paintings Try To Murder Me

CW: suicide mention, death, murder, sexual assault

Haunted paintings have been around since humans figured out how to draw on cave walls. On this episode, we have the Crying Boy, who sets his homes aflame; the Anguished Man, so haunted people aren’t even allowed to touch it; The Hands Resist Him, famed for being just generally spooky. Where did these paintings come from? Why did they become famous? How did they become haunted? And why are there so many of them?

Here is the Creepypasta associated with The Crying Boy painting.

Here’s a snapshot of the newpapers article about the Crying Boy fires.

And here’s a really nice picture of the artist Bruno Amadio painting one of The Crying Boy paintings.

Here’s that video we talked about in the episode of the man burning the painting.

Another newspaper clip you can zoom in and read. This one is from the bonfire where they tried to dispose of the paintings.

This is a very good article about not only the Crying Boy paintings and fires but also the about folklore in general.

Here’s the story of The Anguished Man including the painting itself.

We spent a good few minutes laughing at this ridiculous Easter edit of The Anguished Man. Here it is for you all to laugh at.

Here’s the creepypasta associated with The Anguished Man. M read it in part, but in case you want to read the whole thing yourself, here it is.

Here’s that polar bear painting I mentioned. It’s called “Man Proposes, God Disposes” and you can read its history here.

This is a very in-depth look at John Wayne Gacy, his crimes, and his paintings. There’s a gallery too.