Episode 74 - The Curse of The Crying Boy Paintings

from Lunatics Radio Hour: The History of Horror · host The Lunatics Project

Abby and Alan explore the curse of the crying boy paintings that spread panic across Great Britain in the 1980s. The Urban Legend goes that hanging this mass produced painting in your home ends in a fire that burns everything...with the exception of the painting itself. Listen in to learn more.Subscribe to the Spooky B*tches newsletter here.Consider donating to Mission Oxygen to help the Covid-19 crisis in India.---Check out Abby's book Horror Stories. Available in eBook and paperback.Music by Michaela Papa, Alan Kudan & Jordan Moser. Poster Art by Pilar Keprta @pilar.kep.lunaticsproject.com Support the show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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